Postdoctoral Research Fellow

1000scholars; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School and the Ragon Institute, invite postdoctoral fellows to study HIV-1 pathogenesis and immune defense. The role emphasizes designing, executing, and interpreting experiments, with collaboration across labs and preparation of publications.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. or MD/PhD with strong experience in immunology, virology or cell biology and hands-on skills in RNA-Seq/ATAC-Seq, flow

Qualifications

• Ph.D./MD-PhD in immunology, virology or cell biology with a strong HIV research interest.
• Demonstrated ability to complete complex research projects during doctoral training and strong lab technique experience.
• Experience with standard laboratory methods including NGS (RNA-Seq/ATAC-Seq), flow cytometry, PCR, Western blot, and tissue culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and interpret experiments in HIV pathogenesis and immune defense.
• Collaborate with team members to plan experiments, analyze data, and interpret results.
• Prepare scientific presentations and publications; supervise technicians or students as needed.

Skills

RNA-Seq

ATAC-Seq

Flow cytometry

PCR

Western blot

Tissue culture

Education

Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.

Job description

Postdoctoral fellow positions are available in the laboratories of Drs. Xu Yu and Mathias Lichterfeld at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School and Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.

Postdocs will engage in studies on HIV-1 viral pathogenesis, immune defense and clinical HIV eradication trials.

For more information, please visit lab websites: https://ragoninstitute.org/yu/ and https://ragoninstitute.org/lichterfeld/

Job Duties

• Responsible for the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments;
• Interfaces with collaborators to design experiments, analyze and interpret the data;
• Prepare scientific presentations and publications Supervises the experiments and data analysis of technicians or students as needed

Qualifications

• Ph.Ds or M.D./Ph.Ds with a solid background in immunology, virology or cell biology and a strong interest in career development in HIV research are encouraged to apply.
• Only candidates with demonstrated ability for completing complex research projects during their Ph.D and significant experience in standard laboratory techniques (next-generation sequencing (such as RNA-Seq, ATAC-Seq, etc.), flow cytometry, PCR, western blots, tissue culture, etc.) will be considered.