Postdoctoral Position in Infectious Diseases – Herman Lab 2025-2026 Full-time

Postdoctoral Position in Infectious Diseases – Herman Lab 2025-2026

The Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking applicants for a full-time postdoctoral position. The candidate will conduct research on the human antibody and B cell response to H. Pylori infection and rational vaccine design of H. Pylori and malaria vaccines. Ideal candidates will be experienced in human and or mouse B cell biology and use of the following approaches including high-parameter flow cytometry, single-cell RNA sequencing, B cell culture, genetic modification of human/mouse B cells, CRISPR/cas9, sterile technique for mammalian tissue culture with BSL-2+ practices, and ELISA/ELI spot. Bioinformatics knowledge is preferred but is not required. Candidate must be open to learning systems immunology and human antibody approaches including systems serology, antibody cloning and purification, and BLI/SPR binding assays. The candidate should be comfortable working with BSL2+ biospecimens, including cells, plasma, gastric fluid, stool, gastric biopsies, and saliva, from patients. A Ph.D. is required.

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Basic qualifications: A Ph.D. is required.

Additional qualifications: Experience with human/mouse B cell biology, flow cytometry, and single cell RNA-sequencing, sterile technique for mammalian tissue culture with BSL-2+ practices, and ELISA/ELI spot is required, as well as an interest in learning antibody immunology and working on clinically-focused basic immunology and vaccinology.

Preferred qualifications: Experience in bacteriology research and bioinformatics, including working with BSL-2+ biospecimens, DNA sequencing and genomics is preferred.

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• UCLA Mission Statement – As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.
• The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows: Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles Expand our reach as a global university Enhance our research and creative activities Elevate how we teach Become a more effective institution
• Prompt for candidates for recruitment: Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
• Statement of Research

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Provide contact information of 3 professional references.