Skip to main content

This job has expired

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employer
Scripps Research Institute
Location
La Jolla, California
Salary
A NIH-funded postdoctoral research position with full benefits.
Closing date
Nov 12, 2019

View more

Postdoctoral Position Available

Postdoctoral position available in Dr. Jiang Zhu’s laboratory for highly motivated candidates who are interested in vaccine development for viral (HIV-1, HCV, Ebola, Lassa, Zika, Dengue, Flu, RSV, and MERS-CoV) and non-viral (malaria and tuberculosis) pathogens. Postdoctoral salary is in the range of $54,000 to $60,000 depending on prior research experience and qualifications. Dr. Zhu holds a joint appointment in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology (ISCB) and the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research in La Jolla, CA (https://www.scripps.edu/). Details of Dr. Zhu’s laboratory, on-going research projects, and recent publications can be found at https://www.jzhulab.org/.

Research projects may involve, but are not limited to, (1) vaccine immunology: immunological analysis of vaccine-induced response in small animals and non-human primates, and antibody isolation using antigen-specific single B cell sorting and culturing; (2) vaccine delivery system: development of viral vectors such as adenovirus and poxvirus as vaccine carriers, development of virus-like particles (VLPs) and production of VLPs in insect, plant and mammalian cell lines, and mRNA/lipid vaccine formulation; and (3) structural biology: structural analysis of antigen-antibody complexes by X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy (EM).

Successful candidates will have a recent Ph.D. in microbiology, immunology, vaccinology, structural biology, or related fields. Candidates with prior research experience in HIV-1 vaccine immunology may be considered for a project scientist position. Interested applicants should send the following materials in an application packet, preferably as a single PDF file, by email to Dr. Jiang Zhu (jiang@scripps.edu):

  1. Cover letter indicating current and future research interests,
  2. Expected starting date
  3. Curriculum vitae
  4. Brief summary of previous research experience (2-3 pages)
  5. Names and contact information for 3 references

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert