Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Immunology and Microbiology

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the design and initiation of research projects
• Independently carry out literature reviews, analysis, and interpretation of results with guidance from the PI
• Collaborate with the PI, other members of the lab, and local and international collaborators
• Maintain transparent and easy to follow documentation of research projects from start to finish, including reproducible and shareable code
• Present research in progress at lab meetings, project meetings, and individual PI meetings
• Submit abstracts and present results at local, national and international conferences
• Write and publish manuscripts
• Actively pursue fellowship awards and assist the PI in grant writing
• Write and share workflows and protocols
• Train graduate students and research associates
• Complete required research trainings
• Perform general administrative duties as requested by the PI
• Attend career development seminars and networking events
• Complete an Individualized Development Plan (IDP) to be discussed with the PI annually
• Keep CV up to date

Work Location:

Onsite, Aurora, Colorado (Anschutz Medical Campus).

Develop a research plan surrounding the development, optimization, and validation of protocols to measure human innate‑like lymphocyte functions. Analyze existing data to understand the immunology of autoimmune disorders such as colitis and multiple sclerosis in the context of infections including EBV and CMV, and generate new data as needed. Percent effort: 70% perform primary research; 15% communicate ideas and findings; 5% train and mentor;

5% administrative duties; 5% career development.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  
  PhD in biological sciences with emphasis on immunology and/or host‑pathogen interactions
• Proficiency in scientific communication with evidence of first‑author manuscript(s) in peer‑reviewed journals and oral presentation(s) at local or international conferences upon or following completion of your PhD

• Three (3) years of innate‑like lymphocyte and/or viral immunology research experience

• Experience developing laboratory methods to study cellular immunology in vitro
• Experience in ex vivo cellular and humoral immunology assays
• Experience with high‑resolution flow cytometry
• Ability to use existing bioinformatics protocols (e.g. for single‑cell data)
• Experience in cell culture, cloning, retroviral transduction and molecular biology
• Interest in the diversity of human populations and anthropology
• Experience in R, Python, or comparable programming language, preferably in a high‑performance cluster Unix computing environment

Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at  Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae (or resume), and three professional references. Final date to receive applications:
February 28, 2026 (preference for complete applications received by then). For questions, contact liyen.loh.

The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.