Job Description
General Description
An NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship is available in the Vuong laboratory at The City College of New York (CCNY). The Vuong lab examines the molecular mechanisms regulating immunoglobulin gene diversification using genetically engineered mouse models and techniques in molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, and genetics. Additional information about the Vuong lab can be found at www.bqvlab.org
Other Duties
- Analyze immunological phenotype of genetically engineered mutant mice
- Culture and genetically manipulate immune cells
- Perform molecular biological and biochemical experiments using immune cells extracted from mice
- Supervise and train undergraduate and graduate students in laboratory techniques
- Present research at lab meetings and conferences
- Publish research in peer-reviewed journals
- Write grants for independent funding
Qualifications
PhD in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field is required.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Biology
Full Time
$45,000.00 - $50,000.00
Jul 23, 2019 (Or Until Filled)