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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immunogenetics

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Brazil
Closing date
Aug 31, 2018

Job Details

One full-time postdoctoral position is available at the Laboratory Human Immunology of the Department of Immunology, ICB, University of São Paulo (USP), in São Paulo, Brazil. The postdoctoral fellowship will join a multidisciplinary group of researchers to develop a project inserted at study "Immunopathology, comorbidities and genetic susceptibility to Zika virus infection in humans", supported by São Paulo Research Foundation-FAPESP. In this project we aim to study the genes involved in the susceptibility to ZIka virus infection in humans, in order to elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms and strategies of diagnosis and treatment.

Applicants should have a demonstrated record of significant scientific accomplishment in PhD and/or postdoctoral level. Expertise in the area of Molecular Biology and a background in genetics and immunology is preferred. Moreover, proven experience by scientific publication in genetics and analysis of NGS data (preferably WES), RNAseq and bioinformatics experience is a plus.

The candidate must present initiative, independence and self-motivation in the research; advanced knowledge in English. The experience in different laboratories (national or international) during the scientific training is a positive aspect to be considered in selection process.

Candidates must submit the following documents in PDF form, preferably by August 31st, 2018.

  1. Curriculum vitae.
  2. Cover letter indicating the reason for the interest in the scholarship and a brief report of your experience.
  3. Letters and contacts of three references, including the letter of PhD degree supervisor.|
  4. List of publications, exalting authorship, and Pubmed link. 

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationalities. The selected candidate will receive a Post-Doctoral fellowship from FAPESP in the amount of BRL 7,174.80 monthly and a research contingency fund (15% of the annual value of the fellowship).

More information about the fellowship is at: http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/2267/

Eligible destination country/ies for fellows: Brazil

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: All

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