What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Position in Infectious Diseases - Fulcher Lab 2024-2025 position at University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)?
Open date: July 3, 2024
Most recent review date: Friday, Nov 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Dec 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
The Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking applicants for a full-time, Postdoctoral position. The candidate will conduct research in mucosal immunology and the microbiome in the context of HIV and substance use. Preferred qualifications: Familiar with techniques such as multi-color flow cytometry and/or mass cytometry, sterile technique for cell culture with BSL-2 practices, ELISA, qRT-PCR, and sterile technique for bacterial culture. Bioinformatics knowledge is preferred but is not required. Experience in bacteriology research (especially anaerobes) is preferred but not required. The candidate should be comfortable working with BSL2 biospecimens including biospecimens (cells, plasma, gut tissues, saliva) from patients with HIV. A Ph.D. is required.
See Table 23 [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t23.pdf] for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $64,480-$77,327.
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A Ph.D. is required.
Familiar with techniques such as multi-color flow cytometry and/or mass cytometry, sterile technique for cell culture with BSL-2 practices, ELISA, qRT-PCR, and sterile technique for bacterial culture. Bioinformatics knowledge is preferred but is not required. Experience in bacteriology research (especially anaerobes) is preferred but not required. The candidate should be comfortable working with BSL2 biospecimens including biospecimens (cells, plasma, gut tissues, saliva) from patients with HIV.
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Salary : $64,480 - $77,327
