Research Fellow, WF Institute Regenerative Medicine

Overview

JOB SUMMARY

The WFIRM Postdoctoral Research Fellow will participate in a research project to develop a new platform to enable the testing of vaccines. The applicant will perform a variety of complex tasks including antigen uptake and presentation, immune cell activation and differentiation, in vitrobiological and functional tests for verification of tissue construct viability and functional assays. Research will be performed in a team environment and the application will be provided with a variety of procedures and techniques previously outlined by established protocols and other scientific data related to the production of tissue engineered constructs.

Specific duties will include basic and advanced immunological protocols including antigen presentation, T and B cell activation, cell culture and expansion, assembly of 3D constructs using biofabrication techniques, collection and organization of data, and assisting in the preparation of reports and manuscripts. Immunology, engineering, and cell biology experience is a plus.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. with a focus in biological, immunological, engineering or biomedical engineering.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in cell culture and immunology techniques.
• Experience in antigen presentation, T cell and B cell activation and differentiation
• Experience with development and testing of tissue engineering constructs
• Experience in biofabrication and tissue engineering technologies such as bioprinting, for creation of tissue engineered constructs.
• Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Materials Science background a plus.
• General computer skills, including the use of Excel spreadsheets
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Time management
• Excellent recordkeeping and documentation skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is a world leader in the development of technologies and products in the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. WFIRM is an interdisciplinary institute, with a semi-open laboratory concept aimed towards fostering collaboration in a variety of research areas. WFIRM occupies several floors in the Richard H. Dean Biomedical Building in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem.