Postdoctoral IRTA Position at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - USA

Postdoctoral IRTA Position

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT

    Salary commensurate with experience/education              

A postdoctoral intramural research training award (IRTA) position is available to study the interactions of Borrelia burgdorferi with its tick vector and mammalian hosts. Projects are available to investigate the host/vector/pathogen interactions, gene regulation, signal transduction, and stress responses of B. burgdorferi. The position is in the NIAID Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Gene Regulation Section, at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) campus of NIH.

RML has undergone an expansion with new biosafety level (BSL)-4, BSL-3, and BSL-2 facilities. The lab has been completely renovated with new BSL-2/BSL-3 animal facilities and excellent support services, including Affimatrix microarray chip processing and reading, genomic analysis, DNA sequencing, and electron microscopy.  The laboratory is located in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana, with easy access to some of the best hiking, skiing, kayaking, mountain biking, and trout fishing in North America.

Trainees will receive a stipend commensurate with their experience, and benefits include health insurance. Successful applicants should be highly motivated and have a recent doctoral degree (obtained within last three years) in biomedical sciences from a U.S. or foreign university. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; for a visiting fellowship, visa requirements apply.

To apply

Please send curriculum vitae (CV) and three letters of reference to

Frank Gherardini, Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain Laboratories

Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens

NIAID, NIH

903 S. 4^th Street

Hamilton, MT 59840

fgherardini@niaid.nih.gov

HHS, NIH, and NIAID are proud to be equal opportunity employers.