Postdoctoral Research Associate, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

About the role

The Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey Sturek, MD, PhD. The Sturek Laboratory is an NIH-funded group focusing on translational pulmonary immunology and fibrosis. Projects include the role of B cells and IgA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supported by a recently awarded NIH R01.

Responsibilities

• Lead laboratory projects
• Provide scientific and technical guidance on experimental design, conduct, and interpretation
• Conduct studies to advance the laboratory's research program
• Serve as the principal investigator's scientific partner
• Enable administrative, regulatory, and operational needs of the lab
• Teach other trainees rotating in the laboratory
• Communicate effectively to support the training mission and prepare research proposals and manuscripts

Requirements

• PhD in the Biosciences or MD with a research emphasis within the last five years
• Experience with mouse models of pulmonary disease, murine or human immunology, flow cytometry, histology, primary cell culture, functional analyses, and high-dimensional data analysis
• Experience with retro- and lenti-viral production, RNAi, CRISPR/Cas9, and RNAseq

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to learn new techniques

Skills

• High-dimensional immunophenotyping via mass cytometry and spectral flow cytometry
• Immunofluorescence and imaging mass cytometry
• RNA sequencing
• Murine and in vitro model systems
• Mouse models of pulmonary disease
• Murine or human immunology
• Flow cytometry and histology
• Primary cell culture
• Functional analyses in vitro and in vivo
• Characterization of the molecular features of cells (DNA/RNA/Protein)
• Retro- and lenti-viral production and transduction
• RNAi-based strategies for post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
• CRISPR/Cas9 techniques
• Modern techniques in high-dimensional data analysis such as mass cytometry, spectral flow, and RNAseq

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

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Schedule

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Application

To apply, please search for requisition number R0078174 and complete an application with your resume and cover letter. Applications without all required documents will not receive full consideration.