Post-Doctoral Associate

About the Job

Work Arrangement:
• The position is expected to work primarily on-site. Your work location will on the 3rd floor, Wallin Biomedical Biosciences.
• The Department retains the right to modify flexible work arrangement agreements on a temporary or permanent basis for any reason at any time.

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications:
• PhD in Immunology, Molecular Biology, or a closely related biomedical field
• Strong foundation in cellular and molecular immunology, with demonstrated expertise in skin immunology
• Extensive hands-on experience with mouse models of infection, inflammation, and immune memory
• Proficient in flow cytometry, including high-dimensional and cell-sorting techniques, and immune phenotyping of primary cells
• Skilled in molecular biology and protein biochemistry, including qPCR, shRNA knockdown, cloning, western blotting, and MHC tetramer generation
• Experience with single and RNA-seq data analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with skin models of wound healing
• Experience with bioinformatic workflows and interpretation of immune transcriptomic data
• Demonstrated productivity through first-author and collaborative publications in immunology

Job description:
To investigate the role of cell death sensing in regulating immune responses, with a particular focus wound healing. This position seeks to elucidate how cell death sensing in models of wound healing determines scarring versus repair and regeneration. The work involves integration of mouse models, additional rodent models of regeneration, flow cytometry-based immune profiling, and molecular dissection of cell death and efferocytosis pathways, aiming to uncover immune-regulatory mechanisms with relevance to repair, regeneration, infection, etc.

Responsibilities:
• Design and conduct in vivo experiments using murine models to study the immune response to injury
• Perform high-dimensional flow cytometry for immune phenotyping and apoptosis/efferocytosis analysis
• Use molecular and cellular tools (e.g., gene knockdown, qPCR) to dissect pathways of cell death sensing
• Conduct transcriptomic and pathway analyses (e.g., RNA-seq, scRNAseq) to uncover regulatory networks
• Generate figures and contribute to manuscript writing and data presentations for publication and conferences
• Assist in maintaining and optimizing core immunological assays and cytometry platforms
• Present findings at lab meetings and scientific conferences; contribute to collaborative research discussions
• Prepare figures, methods, and manuscripts for publications
• Mentor junior trainees and contribute to the lab’s knowledge-sharing and collaborative environment

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: 2026 NIH stipend levels ; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Please visit the Benefits for Postdoctoral Candidates website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training
• Medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

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To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.