The Immunology Department at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine is seeking to hire a highly motivated Laboratory Technician. The applicant should be interested to join an ambitious and energetic team to help with the discovery of novel mechanisms in host-microbe interactions (see Meisel et al., Nature 2018;, Pandey et al, Cell Host Microbe 2022; Bender et al., Cell 2023).Experience with basic microbiology techniques is a plus. The applicant should be able to perform in vitro microbiology experiments. The applicant should be very eager to learn new techniques and improve existing techniques.Applicants that are interested in having their own independent project are encouraged to apply.