Postdoctoral Fellow, Inflammation Models
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Biohub is leading the new era of AI-powered biology to cure or prevent disease through its 501c3 medical research organization with the support of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
The Team
The Biohub in Chicago is an independent nonprofit research institute that brings together three powerhouse universities - Northwestern University the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - into a single collaborative technology and discovery engine. Biohub itself supports some of the brightest boldest engineers data scientists and biomedical researchers to make breakthroughs in medicine and develop new technologies frequently in collaboration with our partner universities. We are guided by our values of scholarly excellence; disruptive innovation; hands-on engineering/hacking/building; partnership and collaboration; open communication and respect; inclusiveness; and opportunity for all.
Our Vision
- We pursue large scientific challenges that cannot be pursued in conventional environments
- We enable individual investigators to pursue their riskiest and most innovative ideas
- The technologies developed at Biohub facilitate research by scientists and clinicians at our home institutions and beyond
Diversity of thought ideas and perspectives are at the heart of Biohub and enable disruptive innovation and scholarly excellence. We are committed to cultivating an organization where all colleagues feel inspired and know their work makes an important contribution.
The Opportunity
Biohub is seeking exceptional early-career scientists with backgrounds in biology immunology and translational or clinical research to join our growing team as a Postdoctoral Fellow. For this position we are looking for candidates with a focus on developing animal models of inflammation with an emphasis on neural periodontal and musculoskeletal tissues.
The ideal candidate will have experience in:
- Developing and characterizing animal models of acute and chronic inflammation especially those affecting neural periodontal and musculoskeletal systems
- Applying molecular biology techniques to analyze visualize and track inflammatory processes
- Working in cross-disciplinary teams and contributing to the development of innovative biological measurement tools
Postdoctoral Fellows at Biohub are embedded in generously funded interdisciplinary teams and are expected to contribute hands-on to research and technology development. Postdoctoral Fellows collaborate closely with scientists and engineers to accelerate discovery diagnostics and therapeutic strategies aligned with the Biohubs mission.
What Youll Do
- Drive innovative research related to inflammation biology in animal models.
- Design and execute studies involving the nervous and/or musculoskeletal systems.
- Collaborate across disciplines with colleagues in engineering omics and clinical translation.
- Disseminate research findings via publications preprints (e.g. bioRxiv medRxiv) and open-source repositories (e.g. GitHub).
- Uphold the Biohubs values of open science teamwork and scholarly excellence.
What Youll Bring
Essential -
- A PhD MD or DVM
- 2 years of hands-on experience with animal models.
- At least 2 years of molecular biology experience.
- A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
Nice to have -
- 1 or more years of experience with neural periodontal or musculoskeletal systems.
- 1 or more years of experience related to inflammation immunology.
- Previous experiences with mass spectrometry-based proteomics and/or metabolomics.
Compensation
The Chicago IL base pay range for a new hire in this role is $84150.00.
Benefits for the Whole You
Were thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.
- Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
- Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
- Funding for select family-forming benefits.
- Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving
If youre interested in a role but your previous experience doesnt perfectly align with each qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.
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Key Skills
- Virology
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
