Post Doctoral Scholar

Job Description

Post Doctoral Researcher to pursue research on cardiac complications of respiratory virus infections under the guidance of scientific mentor in the Department of Microbial Infection amp; Immunity; designs, conducts, and evaluates research experiments; plans and executes advanced virology techniques including virus propagation and titering via plaque/TCID50 assays; develops, adopts and implements new laboratory methods; analyzes and interprets data; writes research papers for publication; performs scientific literature searches; presents research findings at local, national, or international scientific meetings; applies for postdoctoral fellowships; assists PI with writing and submitting grant proposals to obtain extramural funding in support of research; performs scientific literature searches; participates in journal clubs, laboratory meetings, and Department seminars and activities; assists with training of other lab members.

Minimum Education Required
MD, PhD, or MD/PhD required.

Required Qualifications

Ability to interact in a highly multidisciplinary environment; experience with virology techniques including virus propagation and plaque/TCID50 assays desired; experience with virus infections in cell culture and animal models desired; experience with bioinformatic analysis of transcriptomic datasets desired. Requires successful completion of a background check; qualified candidates may be requested to complete a pre-employment physical, including a drug screen.