Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Department of Immunobiology

A Postdoctoral position is available to a qualified applicant in the laboratory of Dr. Janko Nikolich (formerly Nikolich-Zugich) in the Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine-Tucson at the University of Arizona.

Qualified applicants will provide expertise and perform experiments to define immune mechanisms underlying the development of accelerated immune aging in mice and/or humans, including geriatric syndromes affecting individuals and/or animals living, and aging, with cytomegalovirus and/or with ART-controlled HIV. A competitive candidate will possess demonstrable expertise in at least one of the following areas: cellular immunology, virology (especially prior work with HIV), molecular biology, or biochemistry. Candidates should be amenable to training others to experimentally validate new hypotheses emerging from this laboratory's work. An ideal candidate will possess expertise in cellular immunology and one other of the above areas. For description of laboratory interests and publications, click here .

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Conduct independent experiments, evaluate the data, and keep appropriate records of all research activities.
• Read the literature, participate in scientific discussions with other members of the lab, and attend mandatory lab meetings.
• Cross-correlate and integrate results from different types of analysis and report on findings. Together with PI, formulate hypotheses on new pathways underlying immune aging.
• Receive training in wet-lab immunology and virology techniques and perform experiments to validate hypotheses, specifically related to microbial pathogens and the intersect of aging and genetics in biological outcomes.
• Participate and/or attend departmental functions and lectures.
• Perform assigned lab duties to assist in the maintenance of stock reagents or the general operation of the lab, and various other duties or projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of virus-host interactions and immune ageing.
• Eager to perform novel multidisciplinary experiments.

• Ph.D. in virology, immunology, biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, or related fields.
• Experience performing molecular biology, flow cytometry, and mouse model work.