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Assistant Scientist - Cnidarian Immunity Lab
The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Miami has an exciting full time position for an Assistant Scientist to work in Dr. Traylor-Knowles' Cnidarian Immunity Lab. This is a multi-institution large scale coral cell biology project investigating methods for cell culture solutions for coral reefs. This is in collaboration with Cleves Lab at the Carnegie Institute and Herr Lab at University of California, Berkeley. The Traylor-Knowles Cnidarian Immunity Lab is part of a thriving community of marine researchers The Rosenstiel School located on Virginia Key in Miami, FL.
The position is three years and is scheduled to start in January 2024, but start date is negotiable. The Assistant Scientist would be expected to collaborate with the team to generate creative solutions to cell culture of the coral holobiont. The hired candidate will be involved with mentoring graduate and undergraduate students and will also benefit from a wide range of mentorship opportunities from the collaborating PIs of this project. Lastly, the postdoc will be expected to lead publications and participate in other projects happening in the lab depending on skill set and interests.
The Traylor-Knowles Cnidarian Immunity lab is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion because we believe that great innovation occurs when outsiders come together. We seek people who are authentic in their approach and like to take action. In recruiting for our lab we seek people who have different life experiences and we value differences in culture, ethnicity, race, nation of origin, age, languages, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, opinions and beliefs.
Preferred skills:
-expertise with cell culture techniques
-Experience with handling large data set analysis
-Proficient in R, Python, Github, and Bash
-Flow cytometry experience
-Cell biology background
--Coral and anemone husbandry experience
Requirements:
-PhD completion before start time
-Extremely organized
-Able to work with a team
-Highly motivated and independently driven
-Good communication skills
-Great writing skills
-Ability to accept and integrate constructive feedback
Application will be open until filled. For additional questions please contact Dr. Nikki Traylor-Knowles at [email protected]
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