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Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Available

Employer
Tulane University
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana (US)
Salary
$50,000 to $60,000 DOE
Closing date
Oct 16, 2020

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Immunology
Job Type
Postdoc, Postdoc Fellowship
Organization Type
Academia

Postdoctoral Fellowship Position Available

A postdoctoral fellowship position is available in Dr. Jay Kolls’ laboratory for highly motivated candidates who are interested in lung mucosal immunology in response to bacterial and fungal pathogens.  Postdoctoral compensation is in the range of $50,000 to $60,000 depending on prior research experience and qualifications, based on the NIH stipend. Dr. Kolls directs the Center for Translational Research in Infection and Inflammation Tulane School of Medicine that has state of the art facilities including a CTEK Aurora, FASC-Fusion sorter, and single cell sequencing.   Details can be found: https://medicine.tulane.edu/centers-institutes/tulane-center-translational-research-infection-inflammation

Research projects may involve, but are not limited to, (1) lung TRM cells: and targeting these cells for novel pneumonia vaccines 2) lung TRM cells and their niche: understanding how lung TRM cells survive and how they communicate to lung parenchymal cells; 3) antigen presentation in the lung:  role of B cells and dendritic cells in antigen presentation; 4) Immunology of COVID-19 using a murine model.

Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. in immunology, microbiology, or bioinformatics.  Applicants should send the following materials in an application packet, preferably as a single PDF file, by email to Candice Fisher (cfisher9@tulane.edu):

  1. Current Curriculum vitae
  2. Cover letter that covers current and future research interests as well as previosu research experience
  3. Expected start date
  4. Names and contact information for 3 references

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