Internal Only
| Descriptive Title: Postdoctoral Associate (Internal Only) | REF#: WC-R-6138-09-11-I |
| Budget Title: same as above | Research Foundation Professional Position |
| Department: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology | Campus: Stony Brook West Campus/HSC |
| Grade: E.89 | Salary: $37,000 - $48,000 |
THIS POSTING IS NOT CURRENT !!!
Required Qualifications: MUST BE A CURRENT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY AND/OR RF EMPLOYEE ONLY. Ph.D. in Microbiology or a related science. Familiarity with plus strand RNA viruses. Background working with small animal models of infectious diseases.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong background in immunology and pathogenesis of poliovirus. Experience in Molecular Cloning, Cell Biology, and especially Cell Engineering with respect to creating stable mammalian expression cell lines.
Brief Description of Duties: The incumbent will generate and test new viral vectors and expression cell lines for the development of novel poliovirus vaccines. The work involves molecular cloning of various mammalian expression constructs and viral vectors, creating and maintaining stable expression cell lines, production and purification of viruses to be tested as vaccines in mice. The incumbent will act in a supervisory role for one Research Technician.
- Plan experiments in genetic engineering of poliovirus replicons and recombinant protein expression systems.
- Conduct experiments in genetic engineering of poliovirus replicons and recombinant protein expression systems.
- Produce various replicon vaccine candidates in tissue culture.
- Test vaccines in small animal research models.
- Writing manuscripts for publication; prepare report of results; present data at meetings.
- General laboratory maintenance duties.
Special Notes: This is a full time position. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. 10 day Internal search open to current Stony Brook University and RF employees only. Occasional evenings, nights and/or weekends may be required.
The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
Application Procedure: Those interested in this position should submit a cover letter and resume to:
Steffen Mueller
PI, Research Scientist
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Department
Life Sciences Building, Room 216
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5222
Fax: (631) 632-8891
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| Job Category: K) Postdoctoral Positions. | Posting Date: 11/15/2009 |
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