Postdoc Position Available In Jefferson, Louisiana

Job Description:

Postdoc Location:

New Orleans, LA Open Date:

Sep 24, 2024

Description:

The Center for Translational Research in Infection and Inflammation(CTRII) located within Tulane University School of Medicine isseeking a hard-working and highly inquisitive postdoctoralresearcher to join our team. The CTRII performs transformativeresearch focusing on mucosal immunology and genomics to understandhost resistance mechanisms in disease. Current projects includeinvestigating sex-based differences in host responses to drugresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections and development of a K.pneumoniae vaccine. Candidates will be responsible for designing,developing, and implementing experimental protocols, data analysisand interpretation, and working with mouse models of disease. As apostdoctoral researcher in the CTRII, candidates will developseveral skills in immunobiology techniques and gain experience inwriting and presentation of scientific research.

• Additionalknowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies desired include:
• Basic knowledge of immunology
• Rodenthandling experience
• Maintenance of tissue/cellcultures for in vitro studies
• Protein, DNA, and RNAisolation from human and animal samples
• Real timeRT-PCR, PCR, ELISA, ELISpot, Immunoblot, and molecular cloning
• Flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry,immunofluorescence techniques
• Experience writingprotocols for animal studies (IACUC)

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Contact:

jkolls1@tulane.eduor jmccombs@tulane.edu

Qualifications:

Successful applicants willhave a PhD or MD/PhD in Immunology, Biology, or a related field•

Application Instructions:

Use Interfolio to apply

Equal EmploymentOpportunity Statement:

Tulane University is an equal opportunityeducator and employer committed to providing an education andemployment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment,and retaliation.

• -Legally protected demographic classifications(such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, nationalorigin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, orany other characteristic protected by federal, state, or locallaws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection orparticipation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educationalprograms or activities.

Tulane University is responsible forproviding reasonable accommodations to individuals withdisabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If youneed assistance in completing an application or during any phase ofthe interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resourcesby phone at504-865-4748or by email athr@tulane.edu. PandoLogic.

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