Postdoctoral Research Fellow - HIV & NeuroAIDS Mechanisms

University Of Nebraska Medical Center; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a team studying HIV-induced vascular dysfunction and neuroAIDS mechanisms. The role combines in vitro and in vivo approaches, including HIV mouse models and single-cell omics, with advanced molecular biology techniques and data interpretation.

You will collaborate across the group and contribute to manuscript preparation.

Qualifications

• PhD required.
• Experience with in vivo experiments in mice preferred.
• Strong background in molecular biology and omics analyses.
• Ability to design and perform experiments with minimal supervision.
• Experience writing manuscripts for publications.

Responsibilities

• Investigate HIV-induced vascular dysfunction and neuroAIDS mechanisms using in vitro and in vivo models.
• Utilize HIV mouse models and HIV-1–infected cellular models.
• Conduct advanced molecular analyses including single cell transcriptomics, genomics, and epigenomics.
• Perform molecular biology techniques: cloning, transfection, siRNA, qPCR, FACS, imaging, histology, IHC, IF, ELISA, and Western blot.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and contribute to manuscript preparation.

Skills

Molecular biology

Single cell transcriptomics

Genomics

Epigenomics

qPCR

FACS

Confocal imaging

Immunohistochemistry

Immunofluorescence

ELISA

Western blot

In vivo mouse models

Animal handling

Molecular cloning

Gene transfection

siRNA

Education

PhD

Tools

Molecular cloning

Gene transfection

siRNA technology

qPCR

FACS

Confocal imaging

Immunohistochemistry

Immunofluorescence

ELISA

Western blot

Job description

University of Nebraska Medical Center is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a team studying HIV-induced vascular dysfunction and neuroAIDS mechanisms. The role combines in vitro and in vivo approaches, including HIV mouse models and single-cell omics, with advanced molecular biology techniques and data interpretation.

You will collaborate across the group and contribute to manuscript preparation.