Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7151351 (Ref:16043-en_US)
Posted: June 1, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
A post-doctoral fellow position is immediately available for a highly motivated candidate in Dr. Pedro A Piedra's lab, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine. The candidate will be advancing our NIH sponsored research in the human organoid systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in analyzing large scale genomics, transcriptomics dataset and develop assays to characterize human airway organoids to better understand the pathogenesis of human respiratory viruses (RSV, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses).
Job Duties
- Plans, directs and conducts specialized and advanced research experiments.
- Evaluates and analyzes data.
- May establish new research protocols and procedures.
- Summarizes research findings and publish results in research journals.
- May be responsible for laboratory operations.
- May supervise research staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD/MD degree in Life Sciences or related field with a strong background and knowledge in the field of either immunology and/or virology.
- Experience in handling large scale datasets, writing and generating codes in R, R studio or other relevant data analysis tools.
- Knowledge and experience in working with viruses, and organoid cultures or co-culture systems.
- Experience with R, python and GraphPad software or similar software to analyze the multi-parameter transcriptomics data.
- Familiarity with databases, omics study and the host response to respiratory infection is a plus.
- Strong team player with excellent communication skills and fluency in English, both spoken and written.
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.
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.
