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Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Host-Pathogen Immunity at UCLA
Position overview
Position title: Postdoctoral ScholarApplication Window
Open date: May 28, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Nov 30, 2025 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.
Position description
The laboratory of Dr. Elaine F. Reed is seeking applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position within the Division of The Immunogenetics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM), at the University of California, Los Angeles. DGSOM is one of the most renowned public medical schools ranking 5th in the US and UCLA is the #1 ranked US public University. The lab is part of the Immunology, Inflammation, Infection and Transplantation Research Theme (I3T) located in the state-of-the-art South Tower CHS research building known for its multi-disciplinary and collaborative environment. As a curiosity-driven transplant and systems immunology lab, we are broadly interested in uncovering novel mechanisms of immune responses to pathogens/vaccines in healthy and immunocompromised patients. We use systems immunology approaches including multiparameter immunophenotyping, transcriptomics, proteomics, leukocyte functional assays, and statistical and computational biology to define altered host-pathogen interactions in viral, bacterial and fungal infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts.
This position is part of a multi-institutional grant investigating systems immunology of persistent bloodstream infections. The main goal is to use systems biology to study the relationship between PAMP-induced innate reprogramming, epigenetic modification, T cell activation with outcomes of hematogenously disseminated candidiasis.
The candidate will benefit from a highly collaborative and diverse team of investigators at UCLA including experts in immunogenetics, immunology, transplantation, infectious disease, biostatistics, and computational immunology at the University of California Los Angeles.
Qualifications
The candidate should have a recent PhD and/or MD/PhD and a strong background in immunology, molecular, and/or cellular biology. The candidate should be skillful in common immunology and molecular laboratory techniques including flow cytometry, immune functional assays, ELISA, and purification and cell culture of primary human cells. Though not required, bioinformatics and computation skills are highly desirable. The candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills, be highly motivated, independent, intellectually creative, and function well as part of a team. Candidates will be expected to contribute to ongoing projects and expand novel independent research projects in a collaborative research environment.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Interested candidates should submit a cover letter indicating how their past research experience, interests, and goals align with the qualifications for the position and activities of the laboratory.
Statement of Research (Optional)
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Please provide the names and contact information of three references.
Help contact: jshedrack@mednet.ucla.edu
About UCLA
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