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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400023 Microbiology Administration

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 110

Compensation Range:

$60,431.00 - $84,603.00

_The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations._

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE

This role will be pivotal in furthering understanding of how host lipid metabolism modulates immune responses to intestinal pathogens, with the broader goal of developing therapies for toxoplasmosis and other inflammatory intestinal diseases. This role will also perform lab managerial duties, including equipment maintenance, ordering, and supply organization. Supervision of others may be required. Individual must also have strong writing skills and experience with manuscript and figure preparation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

+ Identify/design and interpret experiments related to lipid species that preserve epithelial barrier integrity.

+ Formulates research methods and approaches to answer specific questions aligned with overall laboratory research goals.

+ Investigate mechanisms promoting monocyte recruitment to infected tissues.

+ Study mucosal healing post-pathogen clearance.

+ Scientific writing for manuscripts including design and construction of figures, must be facile with Adobe suite and Prism software.

+ Supervision of students and training of laboratory members as needed.

+ Serves as a resource for standard protocols, troubleshooting, and data interpretation.

+ Perform experiments using techniques that include standard microbiology and molecular biology approaches, microscopy, cell signaling assays, immunofluorescence staining.

+ Writes protocols.

+ Lab management responsibilities, including maintenance of records, ordering, biosafety compliance.

+ Coordinates with and contacts outside vendors and technical representatives for routine equipment maintenance and supply inquiries.

+ Informed about trends in field by reading professional journals, attends/participates in lab meetings, and as appropriate, external meetings and seminars.

+ Informed about trends in field by reading professional journals, attends/participates in lab meetings, and as appropriate, external meetings and seminars.

Other job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

+ PhD Required

+ 2 years of relevant postdoctoral training or equivalent combination of education and experience Required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

+ Bacterial genetics of enteric pathogens and eukaryotic model systems, microscopy or willingness to be trained, assay development, data interpretation and presentation Required.

+ Protein biochemistry, cell biology/cell signaling.Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed Required

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