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) 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
MCBS
Full Time
$50,600.00 - $50,600.00
May 11, 2022 (Or Until Filled)