Academic ConnectPostdoctoral Research Associate - Infectious Diseases
Position Summary
The Boon Lab at WashU in St Louis is looking for an enthusiastic Post-doctoral fellow to support our team studying tick-borne viral diseases, including Bourbon and Heartland virus.
Projects in the lab include developing and evaluating antiviral and anti-tick vaccines, characterizing human and mouse monoclonal antibodies against tick-borne viruses, and developing serological assays to determine seroprevalence of these infections in human and wildlife populations across the United States. Also, we are interested in studying these viruses in ticks as well as transmission between ticks and mammalian hosts. The projects will involve a diverse array of techniques including protein structural studies, next-generation sequencing, flow cytometry, and ticks to study different aspects of tick-borne viruses.
The lab is housed in the Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine in Saint Louis, MO. The lab is housed on a floor with several other laboratories that study virus-host interactions. We have ongoing collaborations with labs in many other departments in the University including Molecular Microbiology and Pathology & Immunology.
Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/.
Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to):
- Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
- Prepares and submits papers on research.
- Assists in the design of research experiments.
- Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results.
- Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities.
- Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research.
- Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records.
- Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.
- Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group.
- Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations. All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.
Working Conditions:
This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.
Salary Range:
Base pay is commensurate with experience.
Applicant Special Instructions:
To apply for this position, please apply above or send a cover letter, CV, contact info for three references and one key first author publication directly to jboon@wustl.edu.
For further information about the position, please contact Jacco Boon (jboon@wustl.edu).
Required Qualifications
Education:
Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in immunology, molecular biology, microbiology, or a similar field.
- Experience in virology, or tick-research is highly desired.
- Have published one or more papers in peer-reviewed journals.
- Can guide research projects.
- Good interpersonal skills and willingness to mentor students and technicians.
- Excellent speaking, reading and writing skills are highly preferred.
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