Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Immunology (wet lab)

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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY (WET LAB)

Employer
Boston University Atomic Lab
Location
Boston, Massachusetts (US)
Salary
Based on experience
Closing date
4 Jun 2024
Discipline
Life Science
Job Type
Postdoctoral
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Academia
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Atomic Lab (https://atomic-lab.org/) at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in human immunology in infectious diseases and vaccinations. The successful candidate will spearhead a project focused on the subsets of memory CD8+ T cells, as a promising target for universal flu vaccine development. Ideally, the candidate must possess experience in using high-dimensional cytometry (CyTOF or Aurora, Cytek), multi-color panel design, immune cell sorting, and peptide/virus stimulation T-cell assays.

DESIRABLE:

• Acquisition of research funds through grant applications.
• Experience in supervising staff.

Please email the following documents to Prof. Adriana Tomic at atomic[at]bu.edu:

• CV
• List of publications with highlighted intellectual and technical contributions to each listed publication
• Cover letter detailing how you meet each selection criterion detailed in the job description
• Three letters of recommendation

• Lead a project on memory T cells in vaccination and infections.
• Perform mass/spectral cytometry and ICS assays to evaluate the phenotype and functionality of memory T cells in blood and tissue samples from individuals after vaccination or during infection.
• Analyze mass/spectral cytometry data by FlowJo, Cytosplore or custom scripting in R/python.
• Use automated robotic platforms for various steps in cytometry.