Visiting Scientist Weiner Lab

The Wistar Institute is seeking a talented and motivated scientist at the Visiting Scientist level in the laboratory of Dr. David Weiner Professor Director of the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center. The goal of this postdoctoral research appointment is to focus on the development of new approaches to generate protective immunity or immune therapy tools against difficult infectious agents or for treatment of pathogenic cells including immunotherapy of specific must have their PhD or equivalent or be close to obtaining their doctoral degree. We are particularly interested in candidates with a background in molecular / cellular immunology molecular biology and/or cancer biology. Experience in relevant areas includes familiarity with machine learning tools for data analysis Crispr-Cas approaches nucleic acid biology transcriptomics 10x and single cell analysis and humanized mouse models among others. Competitive applicants will have strong critical thinking organizational and communication skills with a focus on growth and Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer immunology and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistars dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website .