Careers Job Description
General Description
Seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with experience in molecular and cellular immunology to join the laboratory of Dr. Linda Spatz at the CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York. Salary is guaranteed for one year with the opportunity of applying for funding for an additional one or two years. The laboratory is interested in the role of the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) in the autoimmune disease, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In particular, we are focused on understanding how an EBV viral protein (EBNA-1) can use molecular mimicry to elicit the production of antibodies to double stranded DNA (dsDNA) which are the hallmark of SLE. We will be using X-ray crystallography to determine how EBNA-1 can structurally mimic dsDNA and bind to anti-dsDNA antibodies. The candidate must be experienced in molecular biology techniques, protein expression and purification, site directed mutagenesis, ELISAs, flow cytometry, sterile tissue culture with mammalian cells, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescent microscopy. The candidate must also be comfortable working with mice and must be willing to learn how to perform X-ray chromatography.
Other Duties
Job duties include planning, directing and conducting experiments, evaluating and analyzing data, presenting research findings at scientific meetings, and writing manuscripts. In addition, the candidate will be involved in training undergraduate students.
Qualifications
- PhD in immunology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, pathology, or a related field pertinent to the research area, as evidenced in areas of study
- Teaching, publication and/or research background; knowledge of cutting-edge research in the field
- Ability to comprehend and act on assignments of varying complexity
- Ability to handle multiple assignments
- Ability to work on a team as well as independently
- Ability to use effectively all research equipment and devices standard to the field; ability to use and manage web-based technology, as needed.
- Ability to operate in the computer/statistical environment of the research project
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
MCBS
Full Time
$50,600.00 - $50,600.00
May 11, 2022 (Or Until Filled)