Postdoctoral Fellow

Competition 2093

This position is part of the Postdoctoral Fellows Association and has an initial appointment of 3 years.

This position has a comprehensive benefits package

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

Working at the University of Alberta

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Working for the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology

The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMI), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FoMD), is a research-intensive department focusing on advanced studies in Virology.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Matthias Gotte, the PDF works in a laboratory that studies medical countermeasures for protection against viral infections. Dr. Gotte is the Director of UofA’s pandemic preparedness program SPP-ARC, which provides an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment covering strong expertise in virology, immunology, biochemistry, chemistry and structural biology (https://www.ualberta.ca/en/striving-for-pandemic-preparedness/index.html). The PDF will study viruses associated with a high epidemic potential with emphasis placed on the design of effective antivirals or vaccines against influenza viruses.

Duties 

• Expression and purification of recombinant proteins.
• Works with baculovirus, bacterial and/or mammalian expression systems.
• Protein engineering and functional testing.
• Works with structural biologists with focus on cryo-EM studies
• Testing of antiviral drugs and/or vaccines in cell-based and cell-free systems.
• Development of enzyme and/or neutralization assays.
• Presents research findings at local, national and international conferences.
• Other duties as determined by the principal investigator, including writing of scientific publications.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in area of virology, biochemistry or related disciplines is required.
• Experience in aspects of drug and/or vaccine development is preferred.
• Experience in influenza research is considered an asset.