The lab of Dr. Guinevere Q. Lee in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medicine (Manhattan, NY) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with experience in HIV virology and/or immunology research. You will work with Dr. Guinevere Q. Lee, Assistant Professor of Virology in Medicine, to characterize global HIV strains and their genetic/phenotypic diversity in relation to viral evolution, clinical outcomes, viral transcription control, in the context of drug resistance and/or HIV vaccine/cure research. We work with collaborators from Uganda, South Africa, Japan, France, Switzerland, Canada and the US to achieve our mission of expanding research coverage to a diverse varieties of HIV strains. See representative papers: Molecular epidemiology, drug resistance https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33635845/, HIV reservoir and cure, virology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31227699/, HIV reservoir and cure, immunology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28628034/
Job Requirements
•PhD degree in biomedical-related fields, such as molecular epidemiology, virology, immunology.
•Proficiency with molecular virology techniques such as PCR, cloning, deep sequencing •Proficiency with immunology techniques such as cell culturing, ELISA, flow cytometry
•Proficiency in statistical methods •Proficiency in bioinformatics methods Job Skills and Competencies
• Strong organization skills • Self-motivated • Detail-oriented • Strong critical thinking skills
• Strong understanding of experimental design methods
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
Start Date: As soon as possible
How to Apply: Please email a single PDF file containing a cover letter, your curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references to gul4001@med.cornell.edu.
Salary for this position ranges from $58,500 - $66,538. Weill Cornell Medicine provides the above salary range in compliance with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range listed is for full‐time employment not including benefits, bonuses, or clinical incentive compensation where applicable. The above salary range for New York City based roles represents WCM’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.
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