Post-Doctoral Fellow: Gut microbiome and mucosal immunology

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POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW: GUT MICROBIOME AND MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY

Employer
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
Location
Esch-sur-Alzette (Commune) (LU)
Salary
68.000
Closing date
7 Jun 2024
Discipline
Life Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia
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The Post-Doctoral Researcher will work on ongoing and newly developed projects investigating host–microbiome interactions at the gut mucosa interface, based on the following select publications: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.001, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01464-1 and https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.043. The work involves gnotobiotic mouse models, synthetic gut microbial communities, samples from patient cohorts and key international collaborations. The Post-Doctoral Researcher will participate in an exciting bed-to-bench-to-bed translational research program in the ‘Nutrition, Microbiome and Immunity’ group (https://eim.lih.lu) headed by Prof. Mahesh S. Desai.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research project with sufficient guidance, yet enough independence to design and execute the experiments Participate in multi-disciplinary research projects that will potentially open job opportunities in both academia and industry Carry out experiments using gnotobiotic mouse models and samples from patient cohorts Co-supervise students in the lab Develop scientific methodology and techniques adapted to the research project Present research work in leading international conferences

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• PhD degree in microbiology, immunology, or molecular biology with a strong interest in mucosal immunology
• High level of motivation for research, attention to detail, independent critical thinking, and writing skills
• Language skills: fluent in English
• Desired skills include experience with flow cytometry, models models, cell culture, immunologic assays

• Conduct research project with sufficient guidance, yet enough independence to design and execute the experiments Participate in multi-disciplinary research projects that will potentially open job opportunities in both academia and industry Carry out experiments using gnotobiotic mouse models and samples from patient cohorts Co-supervise students in the lab Develop scientific methodology and techniques adapted to the research project Present research work in leading international conference