美国贝勒医学院儿科博士后职位招聘

　　美国贝勒医学院儿科博士后职位招聘

　　Postdoctoral Associate - Pediatrics - Tropical Medicine (90005926)

　　·         Baylor College of Medicine

　　·         Location: Texas, US

　　·         Job Number: 7059981 (Ref #: 1341-en_US)

　　·         Posting Date: Sep 2, 2019

　　·         Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

　　Job Description

　　Summary

　　The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine seeks a highly qualified and motivated Postdoctoral Associate.

　　A postdoctoral position is available to study the immunological factors mediating arboviral neuroinvasive disease.  The postdoc will examine pathogen-host interactions using immunological assays in a Biosafety Level 3 environment. The postdoc will be expected to perform several cellular, molecular and biochemical techniques including histology, microscopy, flow cytometry, and quantitative real-time PCR.

　　Job Responsibilities

　　·         Assay development and characterization of immunological factors that affect neuroinvasive arboviral infections using assays such as: flow cytometry, ELISA.

　　·         Participate in animal studies, including daily sampling for 14 days.

　　·         Work with drafting, reviewing, and editing manuscripts and grants.

　　·         Troubleshooting of laboratory tasks as necessary if problems arise.

　　·         Communicate with various members of different units as necessary as the project progresses.

　　·         Contribute to the cleanliness of the laboratory environment.

　　·         Excellent record keeping and documentation practices.

　　·         Excellent at preparing project updates and presenting at project meetings.

　　·         Keep an appropriate inventory of supplies and reagents for the project and communicate ordering needs in a timely manner

　　·         Must be willing to work in high-containment facility.

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Education: Ph.D in Biology or related field

　　Experience: A strong background in immunology and experience with flow cytometry is required.

　　Other

　　Strong organizational skills, work ethic, and demonstrated oral/written communication skills are desirable.