Research Scientist, The Beirne-Carter Immunology Center

The Beirne-Carter Immunology Center at the University of Virginia seeks to fill two Research Scientists positions to perform sophisticated experimental research in the areas of mucosal immunity, lung injury, recovery and chronic disease development following infection. The successful candidates must have experience in murine respiratory viral infection models; in vivo immune signaling experiments, analysis of mouse lung immune composition by flow cytometry and single cell RNA-seq; and culture of primary macrophages, dendritic cells, T and B cells. The qualified applicants should have research experience on lung function measurement and quantification of tissue pathology in mice are preferred. Experiences in characterization of pulmonary and blood immune compositions using spectral flow cytometry, immunofluorescence and single cell RNA-seq are also preferred

Further, the incumbents will be responsible for generating abstracts and manuscripts of sufficient quality to be published in high impact journals and for supervising undergraduate and graduate students.

Minimum Requirement:

Education: Requires a doctoral degree or master's degree with significant experience.

Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD, or equivalent degree in a relative scientific field of study by appointment start date, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills. Proven grant writing skills is also important (e.g., post-doctoral awards and/or submitted PI-level grants).

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

This position is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is a full-time benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

The anticipated hiring range is commensurate with education and experience. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

To Apply: Please apply through the UVA job board , and search for R0065103. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs'. Complete an application online with the following documents:
• CV/Resume
• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

For questions about the application process, please contact Jon Freeman, Recruiting Specialist, at jf2sw@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community, please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/ .

Physical demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.