Vaccine Platform Research Fellow

Atrium Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), part of Atrium Health in Winston-Salem, NC, is seeking a PhD-level researcher to advance a vaccine testing platform. You will work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment advancing immunology, bioengineering, and tissue engineering technologies.

The role requires a PhD with focus in biological, immunological, engineering, or biomedical engineering, along with experience in cell culture, antigen presentation, T and B cell

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required in a biological, immunological, engineering, or biomedical engineering focus.
• Experience with cell culture and immunology techniques.
• Experience with antigen presentation, T and B cell activation, and differentiation.
• Experience with tissue engineering constructs development and testing.
• Strong data management and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a project developing a platform to test vaccines.
• Perform complex tasks including antigen uptake/presentation and immune cell activation.
• Conduct immunological protocols and tissue construct fabrication.
• Assemble 3D constructs using biofabrication techniques.
• Collect, organize, and analyze research data.
• Prepare reports, manuscripts, and other documentation.
• Collaborate within a team using established protocols.

Skills

PhD in biology/immunology/engineering/

Cell culture

Immunology techniques

Antigen presentation

T/B cell activation

Biofabrication

Data analysis

Excel

Documentation

Education

Ph.D. in biological, immunological, engineering, or biomedical engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), part of Atrium Health in Winston-Salem, NC, is seeking a PhD-level researcher to advance a vaccine testing platform. You will work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment advancing immunology, bioengineering, and tissue engineering technologies.

The role requires a PhD with focus in biological, immunological, engineering, or biomedical engineering, along with experience in cell culture, antigen presentation, T and B cell