Postdoctoral Scientist 4+/Staff Scientist (I,II) – Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Vaccine Development

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Description Are you excited about preventive and therapeutic viral vaccines? We are seeking a dynamic and highly qualified virologist/molecular biologist to join our laboratory immediately to develop novel mucosal vaccine platforms. This position is open at the level of Postdoctoral Scientist (4+ years of experience) or Staff Scientist (I–II), depending on qualifications. The successful candidate will have expertise in vector design, preventive and therapeutic vaccine development, and infectious disease research in BSL-2+/BSL-3 environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated scientist interested in advancing translational vaccine research at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Our laboratory focuses on developing innovative epithelial stem cell–based vaccine platforms for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. Current efforts include single-cycle, attenuated, replication-defective vaccine strategies to prevent or control HIV infection using the SIV/nonhuman primate (NHP) model of AIDS. We are particularly interested in early events in viral transmission, and in the generation of cellular and humoral immune responses, including m...