Job Description:

Job Summary:

We are seeking a creative and self-motivated post-doctoral fellow to join a multi-disciplinary laboratory at Rush University in the Department of Medicine. The fellow will work on research geared on understanding the role of innate immune responses in controlling infection. The fellow will determine drivers of infection, bacterial pathogenesis, virulence factors, and innate immune responses that combat infection and develop technologies to control surgical site infections.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for planning and directing experiments related to cell biology, biochemistry, and immunology research. This includes the planning and execution of an assigned project; identifying and executing an original research project.

2. Identifies an original research project, experiments, and potential research directions related to research activities; collects, evaluates, interprets and provides documentation of research data to accomplish research objectives.

3. Provides own data collection, preparation of manuscripts, and research papers for presentation and/or publications.

4. Maintains a safe laboratory environment and ensures compliance with governmental and University policies, procedures, rules and regulations.

5. Responsible for animal handling and for working with animal tissues.

6. The successful candidate may also be required to supervise Research employees and/or nonexempt staff.

Required Job Qualifications:

Ph.D. or MD in sciences with equivalent experience.

• Strong communication, data analysis, computer, and organizational skills.

• Prior experience is required with some of the following techniques: high-throughput screening, mammalian cell culture, cell transfection assays, and flow cytometry (FACS).

• Expertise in molecular biology (PCR, cloning, plasmid purification, RT-PCR), immunoprecipitation/Western blots and extraction of DNA, RNA, and protein from patient tissue samples.

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, efficient, and interact well with others as part of a team.

• Expertise in working with relevant experimental models of disease.

• Expertise with confocal imaging techniques and with high-content screening platforms.

• Must be able to work at a high level of independence.

• Good general health, manual dexterity, and visual acuity; articulate with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Possess the ability to organize and perform laboratory work on several concurrent research projects.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Post-doctorate experience required with cell culture, molecular biology techniques, and animal handling.

Disclaimer: The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Company Highlights:

• Ranked among the top academic medical centers in the country, Rush University Medical Center is an outstanding place to enhance your career. Everything we do centers on one goal: improving patient care. `

• Rush University Medical Center is a five-time Magnet® facility, the highest recognition given for nursing excellence. Rush was also the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to receive Magnet status.

• Rush was ranked #1 Best Hospital in Illinois for Nurses in 2017 by Nurse.org.

• Leading academic medical center, acute care hospital w/ 664 licensed beds.

• Ranked among the top 20 "Best Places to Work" by Indeed.

• Rush offers a competitive salary, and valuable healthy living benefits including: health, dental and vision to help you maintain and improve your health. Rush also offers several ways to invest in your future.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.