the main campus in Tampa. There are opportunities for collaboration within the Department of internal medicine, Global Health, and throughout the University of South Florida, including the Moffitt cancer institute. A strong emphasis is placed on career development, participation in national meetings, communication skills, grant and manuscript writing, interdisciplinary research, and population genomics studies. Postdoctoral Fellows of outstanding caliber, who are self-motivated and independently driven, would be joining a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary training environment.
Salary will be at or above published guidelines of the NIH, with travel funds available to attend national and international meetings. A multi-year commitment to the training is expected.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.
Responsibilities
- Conduct population genomics studies of malaria parasites;
- Collaborate with any other lab members in bioinformatics;
- Write manuscripts for peer review journals.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. terminal degree from an accredited institution in biological disciplines such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health or related subjects. Outstanding communication skills to ensure good interactions across multiple research teams.
Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of publication record in infectious diseases, and experience performing population genetics, epidemiology and genomics studies are preferred.
Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow.
