Postdoctoral position in Immunology.

This is a 6-year funded postdoctoral position in the Immunology Group of the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

https://www.upf.edu/web/genimmune

Research will focus mainly on studying how the immunometabolism of myeloid cells can shapeadaptive immune responses and anti-tumor immunity. Focus on identifying transcriptionmechanisms that control inflammatory responses.

The position includes teaching activities in the subject of Immunology for students in the degrees ofMedicine and Human Biology, with a maximum of 100 hours per academic year.

The candidate should have a solid academic background in Biomedicine or similar, a doctoralthesis oriented to immunology or inflammation, and ideally teaching experience in Immunology. The following aspects will be valued for this position: experience working with mouse models ofhuman disease, isolating and characterizing primary cells of the immune system, experience withRNA quantification by RT-qPCR, familiarity with multicolor and spectral flow cytometry and cellsorting, and experience with statistical analysis with GraphPad. We will also value an advanced level of communication (written and spoken) in English, experience supervising master or PhD students, and previous involvement in preparing drafts for scientificpublications and grants.

Please send your applications to recruitment.melis@upf.edu, and to Cristina López-Rodríguez:cristina.lopez-rodriguez@upf.edu. Include your curriculum, a motivation letter covering the aspectsthat will be considered during the selection process (see above), and the contact (phone and email) of two principal investigators from whom references could be requested.

This call will be open till the 4th of May 2024.Further information at https://www.upf.edu/web/biomed/job-offers Postdoctoral Position at Immunology Research group (Ref. MELIS-ACCES-2023-09)