"Postdoctoral fellow"

A postdoctoral position is immediately available for research focusing on vaccine development and cellular immunity against bacterial pathogens in the Malley laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA USA.

One of the main areas of focus of the laboratory is the study of tissue-resident, antigen-specific protective T cells against bacterial pathogens, both naturally acquired and following vaccination. The Malley lab works on several important human bacterial pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Group B Streptococcus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Qualifications

• PhD in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, or a related field
• Experience with protein purification, bacterial culture, immune assays, and mouse handling.
• Strong immunology background
• Must be independent, show initiative, willingness to take up new skills and responsibilities, and be a team player
• Excellent attention, as well as good communication and organizational skills, are essential to success in this position
• Must be self-motivated, able to multitask and work within a very collaborative environment

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits, including a rotating days/evenings and week-end schedule, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes (50% off).

For more information or to apply, please send CV and the names of 3 references to:

Dr. Richard Malley, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Email: Richard.malley@childrens.harvard.edu