Job date: 2016-05-03
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Company : Weill Cornell Medical College Country : Role : Postdoc
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available in the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City. We are looking for a recent Ph.D graduate with a strong background and expertise in immunology, in vivo disease modeling and flow cytometry. Experience in experimental and bioinformatics approaches to study the microbiome is preferred, but not necessary. Highly motivated recent graduates with interests in the field of mucosal immunology, immunity and/or host-microbiome interactions are welcome to apply. The lab studies the interaction between commensal fungi and bacteria and how this interplay affects mucosal immunity or influence intestinal disease (Science 336(6086): 1314-7; Nat.Rev.Immunol. 14(6): 405-16; Nature 491(7422): 119-24).The successful candidate will benefit from excellent scientific and collaborative environment within the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional campus, state of art research facilities, and expertise in flow cytometry, imaging, microbial pyrosequencing platforms and computational biology. The lab has close collaborations with other research programs in the institute investigating mucosal immunity and microbiota to translate research findings into mechanisms of human disease.
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Ph.D. in immunology or related field- recent graduates onlyExperience in multicolor flow cytometry, mouse models of inflammation or infection and previous work with tissue resident cell populations is requiredExcellent communication skillsFamiliarity with common RNA-seq and microbiome analysis tools is preferred, but not requiredApplicants should submit curriculum vitae, brief description of research accomplishments, list of publications (published and “in preparation”), and the names of three references into a single document.
Job Type: Full-time
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