Research Fellow - Marasco Lab

Research Fellow - Marasco Lab

Full Time (Up to 1 day remote/week)

Exciting opportunity for an exceptional post-doc applicant to be co-mentored by Drs. Hemberg (computational biology) and Marasco (infectious diseases) in the area of infectious diseases research. The Hemberg group, formerly at the Wellcome Sanger Institute (https://www.sanger.ac.uk/group/hemberg-group/) has recently relocated to the Evergrande Center for Immunological Diseases (https://evergrande.hms.harvard.edu/home) at the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Department of Immunology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. This location offers unique opportunities in terms of scientific collaborations in a highly dynamic and interdisciplinary environment.

The Marasco lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (www.marascolab.org) is leading the bench work on two related research projects to understand the human antibody response to emerging pathogens. Importantly, the Hemberg and Marasco labs are located within short walking distance from each other. We have recently initiated a collaboration related to the use of single-cell RNA-seq to understand human B cells and antibody responses to influenza and COVID vaccines. The funding available is for an initial appointment over three years and the starting date is flexible.

Requirements:

• The candidate will be expected to carry out research (both independently and as part of a team), participate in group discussions, and write research proposals and manuscripts.
• Successful candidates should demonstrate a track record of research achievements and have excellent communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Those with a background in related areas such as computer science, physics, chemistry, statistics and mathematics a plus.
• The successful candidate will have strong quantitative skills, and a good knowledge of R, python and/or other programming languages.
• Background knowledge in immunology, genomics and molecular biology is desirable, but not required.

Please apply with a cover letter outlining research interests and a CV.

To learn more and to apply, please visit: https://careers.dana-farber.org/researchfellow_marascolab_

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