Post doc opportunities in the Talaat lab, UW Madison

Position:  Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow)-Bacterial Genetics and Pathogenesis-UW-Madison-Talaat’s Lab

Outstanding Postdoctoral fellow/Research Associate sought to work on various pathogenesis and co-infection projects related to tuberculosis in humans and animals.

 

Start Date: July, 2024 or earlier

 

Qualification:  A Ph.D. degree in bacteriology/molecular pathogenesis with of working experience in the field of molecular biology and functional genomics.  Practical knowledge of bacterial isolation, propagation, gene cloning, gene expression, plasmid purification, Western blotting, flow cytometry and ELISA will match the ongoing projects in Talaat’s laboratory.  Ability to work with mycobacterial pathogens and laboratory animals (e.g. mice and guinea pigs) under Biosafety level-2 and BL3 is required.  Computer skills, DNA sequence analysis and ability to work with Databases would be helpful.

 

Description of duties:  Implement and assist on the completion of the assigned research projects.  Work on projects related to vaccine development and pathogenesis targeting human and animal mycobacterial infections and co-infection with viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

 

Salary:  Based on the University of Wisconsin-Madison pay scale.

Interested candidates should email the following application materials to

Professor Adel M. Talaat, adel.talaat@wisc.edu:

  • Cover letter/summary statement of personal objective and research interests.
  • Curriculum Vitae including 2-3 names for references.
  • Letters of references will be requested from finalists.

Position:  Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow) Molecular Virology and Vaccine Development-UW-Madison- Talaat’s Lab.

Outstanding Postdoctoral fellow/Research Associate sought to work on various vaccine projects related to viral infections in humans and animals.

 

Start Date: July, 2024 or earlier

 

Qualification:  A Ph.D. degree in virology/molecular biology with working experience in the field of viral pathogenesis and vaccine development.  Practical knowledge of viral isolation, propagation, gene cloning, gene expression, plasmid purification, Western blotting, flow cytometry and ELISA will match the needs of ongoing projects at Talaat’ laboratory.  Ability to work with viral pathogens and laboratory animals (e.g. mice and chickens) under Biosafety level-2 and BL3 is required.  Computer skills, DNA sequence analysis and ability to work with Databases would be helpful.

 

Description of duties:  Implement and assist on the completion of the assigned research projects.  Work on projects related to vaccine development and pathogenesis targeting human and animal viruses such as Influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

 

Salary:  Based on the University of Wisconsin-Madison pay scale.

Interested candidates should email the following application materials to

Professor Adel M. Talaat, adel.talaat@wisc.edu:

  • Cover letter/summary statement of personal objective and research interests.
  • Curriculum Vitae including 2-3 names for references.
  • Letters of references will be requested from finalists.