POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS MOLECULAR BASIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND CANCER INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Applicants are sought to fill funded Postdoctoral Fellow positions to work on interdisciplinary projects in the molecular basis of infectious disease and cancer. These projects, in the laboratory of Dr. Eric J. Sundberg of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV; www.ihv.org) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM; http://medschool.umaryland.edu/), will focus on the structural, energetic and functional dissection of disease pathogenesis in HIV/AIDS, superantigen-mediated toxic shock syndrome, and viral oncology, as well as the development of protein-based therapeutics and novel vaccines. Requirements for this position include a Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology, or a closely related discipline. Demonstrated capabilities with molecular biophysics and protein engineering techniques including X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance analysis, isothermal titration calorimetry and/or directed evolution, as well as the ability to work within the context of a collaborative research group are preferred. The Sundberg laboratory is currently moving from the Boston Biomedical Research Institute, where it has been since its inception in 2004, to IHV/UMSOM. IHV is the first research center in the United States to combine the disciplines of basic research, epidemiology and clinical research in a concerted effort to speed the discovery of diagnostics and therapeutics for a wide variety of chronic and deadly viral and immune disorders. UMSOM is America’s oldest public medical school and, as measured in research dollars, the 6th largest public and 18th largest overall US medical school. More than 1,200 medical, graduate and allied health students are enrolled at UMSOM and it is home to several hundred postdoctoral research fellows. Completed applications for these positions will include: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement of research interests and experience, not to exceed two pages; and (3) the names and contact information of three references. All files should be sent as PDF files, electronically to: [email protected], subject line “IHV postdoctoral position”. Review of completed applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
