What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Scientist position at Texas Biomedical Research?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Texas Biomed is seeking a Full-Time Postdoctoral Scientist to study T cell immunity in infection and cancer . Join our team to drive impactful research in immunotherapy and infectious disease.
Scientific Roles : Our multidisciplinary laboratory integrates the knowledge and technology of immunology, chemical biology, molecular microbiology, bioinformatic analyses of gene, lipid, and metabolite profiles, and animal studies to discover metabolite and lipid compounds for unconventional T cell activation to fight infection and cancer. Our current projects focus on (i) identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis , bacterial, and mammalian metabolites to activate T cells, (ii) determining T cell clones that elicit protective responses against tuberculosis, bacterial infection, and cancer, (iii) characterizing differential metabolite antigen presentation pathways in bacterial infections and cancer cells, and (iv) characterizing the immune regulation and protection of mammalian and microbial metabolites in infections and cancers.
Laboratory and Intellectual Duties / Activities :
- Generate and modify hypotheses based on literature analyses and experimental results
- Carefully design and pursue experiments to test hypotheses and troubleshoot the assays if failed.
- Summarized the rationale, hypotheses, experimental design, results, conclusions, and future studies to present them to lab members and colleagues.
- Write abstracts, prepare posters / talks, and write manuscripts for conferences and peer-reviewed journals.
- Maintain an accurate and complete experimental record.
- Development of grant writing skills is encouraged. Preparing or assisting in preparing grant and contract applications may be required.
- Participate in seminars and scientific meetings appropriate to the fields of interest.
- Collaborate with other lab members and colleagues.
- Other relevant duties to complete research projects
Our Ideal Candidates :
How to Apply :
Please apply to this job ad, and email your CV with a cover letter to Shouxiong Huang ( shuang@txbiomed.org )
Who We Are :
Join our incredible mission to pave the way for a world free from the fear of infectious disease!
Texas Biomedical Research Institute is pioneering and sharing scientific research to protect you, your families, and our global community from the threat of infectious diseases. Our scientific discoveries create breakthroughs in medical research to provide better overall global health.
Texas Biomed is the only independent, nonprofit infectious disease research institute in the U.S. to combine :
What We Can Offer You :
We take pride in fostering a culture of respect, opportunity, and unity. Texas Biomedical Research Institute provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
