Postdoctoral Research Associate - Immunology

Location: Memphis, TN, United States

Company

hirify.global is a pediatric research hospital supporting fundamental and translational biomedical research.

What you will do

• Investigate how regulatory T cells regulate autoimmune inflammation, tissue stress responses, age-associated immune dysregulation, and anti-tumor immunity.
• Develop synthetic and engineering-based approaches to control and reprogram T-cell function for basic and translational research.
• Study gene-regulatory networks and Foxp3-dependent programs that establish, maintain, and destabilize regulatory T-cell identity and function.
• Apply mouse genetics, human T-cell biology, molecular biology, protein biochemistry, functional immunology, genomics, and synthetic immunology.
• Contribute to fundamental and translational immunology projects supported by multiple NIH grants.

Requirements

• Recent Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in immunology, T-cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology, developmental biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Research interest in T-cell biology, immune regulation, disease pathogenesis, cancer immunology, systems biology, or synthetic immune engineering.
• Submit a cover letter describing research interests and career goals, a CV, and contact information for three references or three letters of recommendation.

Culture & Benefits

• State-of-the-art core facilities and exceptional institutional research support.
• Highly collaborative scientific environment and multidisciplinary training platform.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in gene regulation, immune-cell function, disease pathogenesis, cancer immunology, systems biology, and synthetic approaches to immune engineering.

Hiring process

• Submit application materials and inquiries to Yong.Feng@stjude.org.
• Applications are reviewed with human involvement in recruiting decisions.