About the role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Postdoctoral scientist with a strong immunology background to take up a Postdoctoral position in Prof Ling-Pei Ho's Translational Lung Immunology group, TIDU (https://www.imm.ox.ac.uk/research/units-and-centres/mrc-translational-immune-discovery-unit). The successful candidate will join a programme on immune mechanisms of lung fibrosis and alveolar regeneration in chronic lung fibrosis, with emphasis on single nuclear/cell technologies and analyses. The Postdoctoral scientist will focus on completing the single nuclear analyses with a dedicated computational biologist and accompanying functional in vivo and organoid studies to validate in silico findings in murine lung injury model. There is scope to broaden the work to examine integrative network of immune and structural cells in lung tissue from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using hi- plex imaging mass cytometry and spatial analyses (see Weeratunga P Nat Commun 2023).
About the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
The Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine (NDM) is one of the largest departments of the University of Oxford and is part of the Medical Sciences Division, with responsibility for a significant part of the teaching of clinical students within the Medical School.
What We Offer
• Flexible working
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays)
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
About You
To be considered for this position you should hold a relevant PhD/DPhil (or close to submission) which provides a strong immunology background.
You should have high level flow cytometry experience with ability to use and analyse multi-colour flow data and experience in tissue culture.
Application process
The post is full time and fixed term up to 31/12/2024.
Only online applications received before midday (UK time) on Tuesday 19/03/2024 can be considered.
You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
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