Postdoctoral Associate - Pediatrics - Global Immigrant Health (90005876)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7092544 (Ref #: 10098-en_US)
- Posting Date: Jan 19, 2022
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Postdoctoral Associate will evaluate the metabolic and epigenetic drivers of immune exhaustion as it relates to mycobacterial immunity. Postdoctoral Associates are trainees working in an apprenticeship mode in preparation for a career as a scientific professional.
Job Duties
- Plans, directs and conducts specialized and advanced research experiments in the fields of metabolism, epigenetics and immunology.
- Coordinates and implements molecular biology and targeted epigenetic editing experiments.
- Evaluates and analyzes data using FlowJo, CytoBank, SPICE, Volocity, Imaris, R-statistics and other similar programs in order to comprehensively interpret experiments.
- Establishes new research protocols and procedures in conjunction with existing projects.
- Summarizes above research findings and analysis and communicate these findings with the scientific community via journals, conference presentations and grants.
- Responsible for laboratory operations including assisting with laboratory orders.
- Supervises research technicians, graduate and under-graduate researchers.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Metabolism experience.
- Epigenetic-editing experience.
- Flow cytometry experience.
- Microscopy experience.
- Microbiology experience.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
10098
PD; CA
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
