Rutgers University New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health.
Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Category Staff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department RWJ-Child Health Institute
Qualifications
Must be on track to obtain a PhD, DVM or MD degree in a biological science field.
Candidates in ABD (All But Degree) status will also be considered.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge or interest in immunology.
- Published, submitted or in preparation original scientific manuscripts or reviews.
- Effective oral and written communication skills; and ability to understand and communicate in English.
- Motivated, self-driven, creative and interactive.
- Computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Prior laboratory experience in working with rodents.
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise with Spectral Flow Cytometry and sorting (Cytek Aurora).
Equipment Utilized - Lab equipment (Cytek Aurora), computer hardware, computer software.
- Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Physical Demands: Must be able to work in a laboratory environment. Must be able to perform laboratory research. Exposure: laboratory environment, moderate noise, hazardous chemicals. Some lifting may be required: laboratory items and/or boxes.Walking, standing, sitting is required.
- Work Environment: Must pass employee health clearance, TB Test and required safety training. Must follow all safety precautions in laboratory, as required.
Overview
Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Child Health Institute of New Jersey within the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Under the direction of Dr. Derek Sant’Angelo (PI) the Postdoctoral Fellow will be responsible for the performance and analysis of experiments focused on the transcription control of T cell effector functions in the context of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or Type 1 Diabetes. The applicant should have a strong background in immunology, cell biology, transcription factors and/or genomics. Experience with mouse models, FACS and/or RNA-seq is preferred. In addition, the candidate will participate in lab meetings, research in progress seminars, prepare manuscripts, assist in grant writing, and is expected to apply for fellowship opportunities.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Design, perform and analyze experiments pertaining to the study of T cell subsets in mouse models and/or human T cells.
- Monitor and assess disease progression in mouse models.
- Analysis of cell phenotype and function by multiparameter flow cytometry.
- Prepare libraries for RNA-seq or single cell RNA-seq. Analysis of data from such experiments.
- Genomic analysis by use of techniques such as chromatin immunoprecipitation.
Working knowledge of basic molecular techniques (PCR, cloning, DNA sequence analysis) and animal handling (mouse genotyping and breeding). - Review, analyze and report relevant literature and assist the PI in the preparation of manuscript and grant application relevant to the experimental work.
- Assists in the instruction and training of students (undergraduate and graduate) in techniques and procedures of the laboratory.
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