Doctoral Fellow jobs at UTMB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

**Galveston, Texas, United States** Training & Education UTMB Health Requisition # 2503015 **Minimum Qualifications:** + Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. **Job Description** : The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position and is not expected to be a permanent position. The postdoctoral fellow assists PIs in the conduct of on-going research projects (investigator and industry initiated). Duties include executing on-going protocols for clinical trials as well as assisting in the collection/analyzing of clinical data for on-going QI and database research projects. Preferred qualifications include Familiarity with data handling regulations around medical data and research data (e.g., HIPAA and IRB), experience with data management (e.g., REDCap), and the ability to work well in a diverse team environment. **Essential Job Functions:** + Identifies and recruits clinical research subjects for participation of studies, collects data, and monitors enrollment goals. + Under the direction of the PI, assists with the creation of research presentations and manuscripts. + Assists with grant/protocol preparation and submissions to IRB, OCR or OSP under the direction of the PI. Documents and maintains IRB approval. + Assists with creation and maintenance of clinical and research databases in conjunction with the database manager. + Assists with collection, documentation, and storage of clinical and research data. + Assists with administrative tasks around research protocols including sample collection and shipment. **Salary:** Commensurate with experience. **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** The postdoctoral fellow assists PIs in the conduct of on-going research projects (investigator and industry initiated). Duties include executing on-going protocols for clinical trials as well as assisting in the collection/analyzing of clinical data for on-going QI and database research projects. Preferred qualifications include: Familiarity with data handling regulations around medical data and research data (e.g., HIPAA and IRB), experience with data management (e.g., REDCap), and the ability to work well in a diverse team environment. + Identifies and recruits clinical research subjects for participation of studies, collects data, and monitors enrollment goals. + Under the direction of the PI, assists with the creation of research presentations and manuscripts. + Assists with grant/protocol preparation and submissions to IRB, OCR or OSP under the direction of the PI. Documents and maintains IRB approval. + Assists with creation and maintenance of clinical and research databases in conjunction with the database manager. + Assists with collection, documentation, and storage of clinical and research data. + Assists with administrative tasks around research protocols including sample collection and shipment. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** + Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. + Analytical and organizational skills + Attention to detail **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience. **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Will work on the continuation of NIH funded projects in Dr. Kayeds lab. + Will test leading small molecules that are effective against toxic tau oligomer in primary neuronal culture and animal models for Alzheimers disease + Will also test molecules for their potential as imaging reagents in animal human tissues + Prepares the figures and writ up the results for publication **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** PhD, MD or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Mouse surgical procedure + Production of recombinant proteins + Previous research experience with tau oligomers **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:** _UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities._ Compensation

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Identifies and recruits clinical research subjects for participation of studies, collects data, and monitors enrollment goals. + Under the direction of the PI, assists with the creation of research presentations and manuscripts. + Assists with grant/protocol preparation and submissions to IRB, OCR or OSP under the direction of the PI. Documents and maintains IRB approval. + Assists with creation and maintenance of clinical and research databases in conjunction with the database manager. + Assists with collection, documentation, and storage of clinical and research data. + Assists with administrative tasks around research protocols including sample collection and shipment. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Research experience + Analytical and organizational skills + Attention to detail **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation

**Galveston, Texas, United States** Training & Education UTMB Health Requisition # 2403005 **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. **JOB DESCRIPTION:** The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Drive this NIH funded project under the direct supervision of PI. + Perform the proposed experiments and collect the experimental data. + Work with a group of scientists for trouble shooting and brainstorming. + Design and develop new research protocols and experimental procedures. + Analyzes data and write the findings up together with PI for publication. + Present research findings at local/national/international meetings. + Be part of the integral team, mentoring junior lab members. + Open for collaboration and work in a team based environment. + Conduct and/or direct routine and complex microbiome/virome-based research projects in a genetic and molecular epidemiology laboratory. + Evaluates, suggests alternative methods, modifies, or develops new procedures and techniques to aid in the investigation of microbiome/virome-based assays and biomarkers + Implementation of new anaerobic procedures and techniques for an anaerobic microbiology lab, including work with model organisms, drug metabolism assays, and preparing samples for 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing assays. + Analyzes research data generated from the experiments. Plan new avenues of investigation and conduct investigations into research projects + Scientist will be expected to help maintain the molecular epidemiology lab and the anaerobic microbiology lab + Maintain records and large databases for molecular epidemiologic studies. + Conduct quality checks and generate reports for the lab databases + Collaborate with a dynamic team to analyze demographic, clinical and genetic data + Manage sequencing data needed for genetic and microbiome research projects. + Oversee data storage and data transfer of genetic and microbiome data on high performance database servers + Communicating research findings to scientific community. + Present research findings at local and national research conferences + Co-author and First author manuscripts for publications + The scientist will be trained in writing skills as needed + Drafting proposals to procure research funding. + May orient, train or teach, and give work direction to less experienced professionals + The scientist must be able to work with a dynamic team-oriented science focus. The team consists of statisticians, pharmacologists, clinicians, nurses, molecular geneticists, human biologists and bioinformatician. + The scientist will have the opportunity to become the microbiome/virome specialist of this team. + The scientist will also work with clinical coordinators who collect clinical data in REDCap and analysts using databases such as the Scientific + Registry of Transplant Recipients. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + MD or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, or a related field. + Experience with bioinformatical analysis of sequencing data (including single-cell and bulk genomic and epigenomic data). + Willingness to learn new laboratory techniques and innovative scientific strategies is essential, as is working with human specimens, such as blood, saliva, urine, feces, etc.. Skill in utilizing anaerobic chambers (Coy, Bactron, Anoxomat), PCR protocols (rt-qPCR) and enzymatic assays preferred. **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience **Equal Employment Opportunity** **_UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities._** Compensation

**Galveston, Texas, United States** **New** Training & Education UTMB Health Requisition # 2505704 **Postdoctoral Fellow - Department Obstetrics & Gynecology - Basic Science & Transitional Research** **Reproductive Biology & Microbiology** We seek a Postdoctoral researcher with a PhD in Reproductive biology, Physiology, Microbiology, Molecular biology or related disciplines to join a multidisciplinary research team in investigating the role of vaginal bacterial extracellular vesicles in preventing preterm birth. They should be skilled in 16S rRNA gene sequencing, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, RNA Sequencing, metabolomics and proteomics, bacterial culture, tissue culture, and handling in vivo (human and animal) samples. **Responsibilities** + Culture of human and bacterial cells and preparation of co-infection experiments + Isolation and quantification of bacterial DNA and RNA + Preparation of human and bacterial samples for proteomic and metabolomic analyses + Microfluidic organ-on-chip fabrication + Collaborate with wet-lab teams on organ-on-chip simulations. + Integrate genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and functional assay data into biological networks. + Identification of biomarkers and therapeutic targets for preterm birth. **Minimum Qualifications:** + PhD in Reproductive biology, Physiology, Microbiology, Molecular biology or related disciplines with a research background. **Preferred Qualifications (Not Required)** + Experience in isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles and + Knowledge and experience of working with organ-on-chip microfluidic devices and bioinformatics. + Experience with analyzing multi-omics data for developing predictive models. + Ability to link computational outputs with experimental insights. + Background in preterm birth research and feto-maternal interface biology. + Experience curating training datasets from literature/experiments. **Why Join Us?** + Advance AI/ML-driven reproductive diagnostics and therapeutics. + Help replace animal models with organ-on-chip systems. + Contribute to high-impact March of Dimes and NIH-funded research. **Salary:** Commensurate with Experience **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Plan and perform experiments Independently. + Prepare lab Reports. + Writes protocol. + Interacts with graduate students. + Capable of presenting data at meeting. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Ability to plan and perform experiments independently. + Ability to observe and record experiments/research and reports accurately. + Writing skills of protocols, reports, journal manuscripts and funding applications. + Mentoring and teaching skills for interaction with graduate students. + Presentation skills. **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: **_UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities._** Compensation

We seek a postdoctoral researcher skilled in computational biology, machine learning, and network pharmacology to integrate multimodal datasets from reproductive pharmacology-drug testing, PBPK modeling, and protein interaction studies-into predictive and mechanistic models. **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:** + Integrate proteomics, pharmacokinetics, transcriptomics, and functional assay data into biological networks. + Build/validate ML models to predict drug-target interactions, inflammatory responses, and pregnancy PK outcomes. + Collaborate with wet-lab teams on organ-on-chip, exosomal drug delivery, and PBPK simulations. + Identify signaling nodes, transporter proteins, and therapeutic targets in pregnancy-related disorders. + Develop user-friendly visualization tools for model outputs. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Pharmacology, or related field. + Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, XGBoost), and network biology tools (Cytoscape, NetworkX). + Experience with PBPK models, ADMET prediction, or omics data integration preferred. + Ability to link computational outputs with experimental insights. + Background in pregnancy PK, feto-maternal interface biology, or protein-protein interactions. + Familiarity with AutoDock, DeepChem, or exosome databases. + Experience curating training datasets from literature/experiments. **SALARY:** Commensurate with experience. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation

JOB DESCRIPTION\: We seek a postdoctoral researcher skilled in computational biology, machine learning, and network pharmacology to integrate multimodal datasets from reproductive pharmacology-drug testing, PBPK modeling, and protein interaction studies-into predictive and mechanistic models. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Integrate proteomics, pharmacokinetics, transcriptomics, and functional assay data into biological networks. Build/validate ML models to predict drug-target interactions, inflammatory responses, and pregnancy PK outcomes. Collaborate with wet-lab teams on organ-on-chip, exosomal drug delivery, and PBPK simulations. Identify signaling nodes, transporter proteins, and therapeutic targets in pregnancy-related disorders. Develop user-friendly visualization tools for model outputs. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\: Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Pharmacology, or related field. Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, XGBoost), and network biology tools (Cytoscape, NetworkX). Experience with PBPK models, ADMET prediction, or omics data integration preferred. Ability to link computational outputs with experimental insights. Background in pregnancy PK, feto-maternal interface biology, or protein-protein interactions. Familiarity with AutoDock, DeepChem, or exosome databases. Experience curating training datasets from literature/experiments. SALARY: Commensurate with experience. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. JOB DESCRIPTION: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Will work on the continuation of NIH funded projects in Dr. Kayed's lab. Will test leading small molecules that are effective against toxic tau oligomer in primary neuronal culture and animal models for Alzheimer's disease Will also test molecules for their potential as imaging reagents in animal human tissues Prepares the figures and writ up the results for publication MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: PhD, MD or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Mouse surgical procedure Production of recombinant proteins Previous research experience with tau oligomers SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. JOB DESCRIPTION: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Drive this NIH funded project under the direct supervision of PI. Perform the proposed experiments and collect the experimental data. Work with a group of scientists for trouble shooting and brainstorming. Design and develop new research protocols and experimental procedures. Analyzes data and write the findings up together with PI for publication. Present research findings at local/national/international meetings. Be part of the integral team, mentoring junior lab members. Open for collaboration and work in a team based environment. Conduct and/or direct routine and complex microbiome/virome-based research projects in a genetic and molecular epidemiology laboratory. Evaluates, suggests alternative methods, modifies, or develops new procedures and techniques to aid in the investigation of microbiome/virome-based assays and biomarkers Implementation of new anaerobic procedures and techniques for an anaerobic microbiology lab, including work with model organisms, drug metabolism assays, and preparing samples for 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing assays. Analyzes research data generated from the experiments. Plan new avenues of investigation and conduct investigations into research projects Scientist will be expected to help maintain the molecular epidemiology lab and the anaerobic microbiology lab Maintain records and large databases for molecular epidemiologic studies. Conduct quality checks and generate reports for the lab databases Collaborate with a dynamic team to analyze demographic, clinical and genetic data Manage sequencing data needed for genetic and microbiome research projects. Oversee data storage and data transfer of genetic and microbiome data on high performance database servers Communicating research findings to scientific community. Present research findings at local and national research conferences Co-author and First author manuscripts for publications The scientist will be trained in writing skills as needed Drafting proposals to procure research funding. May orient, train or teach, and give work direction to less experienced professionals The scientist must be able to work with a dynamic team-oriented science focus. The team consists of statisticians, pharmacologists, clinicians, nurses, molecular geneticists, human biologists and bioinformatician. The scientist will have the opportunity to become the microbiome/virome specialist of this team. The scientist will also work with clinical coordinators who collect clinical data in REDCap and analysts using databases such as the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: MD or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, or a related field. Experience with bioinformatical analysis of sequencing data (including single-cell and bulk genomic and epigenomic data). Willingness to learn new laboratory techniques and innovative scientific strategies is essential, as is working with human specimens, such as blood, saliva, urine, feces, etc.. Skill in utilizing anaerobic chambers (Coy, Bactron, Anoxomat), PCR protocols (rt-qPCR) and enzymatic assays preferred. SALARY: Commensurate with experience

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Drive NIH or Institute funded projects under the direct supervision of PI. Perform the proposed experiments and collect the experimental data. Work with a group of scientists for trouble shooting and brainstorming. Design and develop new research protocols and experimental procedures. Analyzes data and write the findings up together with PI for publication. Present research findings at local/national/international meetings. Open for collaboration and work in a team based environment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: MD or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, or a related field. Experience with handling small laboratory animals. Experience with bioinformatical analysis of sequencing data (including single-cell and bulk genomic and epigenomic data). SALARY: Commensurate with experience. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual

Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS\: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. JOB DESCRIPTION: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Postdoctoral Fellow will conduct experiments to determine exosomes as mediators of biological clock functions during pregnancy and engineer exosomes for targeted delivery of exosome based drugs. The candidate will develop new approaches to study exosome function, exosome as a drug delivery vehicle, or exosome cargo as a drug, and conduct cell and molecular biology approaches. Besides, exosomes impact on feto-maternal units will be studied using intrauterine organ on chip devices or organoids. In addition, the Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in cell biology work, cell line preparation from human placental tissues and conducting molecular biological experiments using these cells to understand the feto-maternal communication during pregnancy. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: PhD degree with a research background in extracellular vesicles is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: PhD with 1 year of experience in cell and extracellular vesicle biology approaches. Knowledge of organ on a chip and organoids are preferred. SALARY: Commensurate with experience

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in Ophthalmology, cell biology, neuroscience, molecular biology or pathology. Scientific research experience. SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position and is not expected to be a permanent position. The UTMB Department of Surgery research fellowship program will focus on providing state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research training experiences for postdoctoral fellows interested in the RNA-based components that underlie the molecular mechanisms that influence cell fate. The postdoctoral fellow will perform various standardized laboratory assignments and experiments in a supportive and collaborative research environment. Deep scientific interests and understanding the objectives of our studies are critical in discovering novel scientific findings. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team, and willingness to acquire new methodological and technical skills are essential. Job Duties: Plans, directs, and coordinates complex research experiments following general technical procedures under the guidance of the Principal Investigator. Works with Principal Investigator to formulate research plans, coordinates project activities and establishes appropriate reporting procedures. Contributes to scientific analysis and interpretation of projects. Prepares manuscripts, meeting presentations, and performs background literature searches. Makes modifications to research procedures in collaboration with the Principal Investigator. Confers with Principal Investigator regarding results obtained and receives suggestions for modification to procedures and/or interpretation of final data. Adheres to internal controls established for the department. Performs related duties as required. Preferred Qualifications: PhD or MD/PhD with extensive experience in cell culture, molecular biology, genomics, and biochemistry. Excellent critical thinking, analytical, data analysis skills, and scientific writing skills. Salary: Commensurate with Experience Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Plan and perform experiments independently Prepare lab reports Writes protocol Interacts with graduate students Capable of presenting data at meeting KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: Ability to plan and perform experiments independently Ability to observe and record experiments/research and report accurately Writing skills for protocols, reports, journal manuscripts and funding applications Mentoring and teaching skills for interaction with graduate students Presentation Skills SALARY: Commensurate with experience. Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. JOB DESCRIPTION\: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Identifies and recruits clinical research subjects for participation of studies, collects data, and monitors enrollment goals. Under the direction of the PI, assists with the creation of research presentations and manuscripts. Assists with grant/protocol preparation and submissions to IRB, OCR or OSP under the direction of the PI. Documents and maintains IRB approval. Assists with creation and maintenance of clinical and research databases in conjunction with the database manager. Assists with collection, documentation, and storage of clinical and research data. Assists with administrative tasks around research protocols including sample collection and shipment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Research experience Analytical and organizational skills Attention to detail SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. JOB DESCRIPTION\: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: This Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in the Department of Pathology will investigate the intersection between the field of virology and immunotherapy. Investigations will pursue establishment of animal models and treatments for viruses, with a focus on hepatitis B virus. Various tools for immunotherapy will be also explored, including different cell and gene therapy strategies. Prior experience in virology and various virological techniques (ex\: qPCR, ELISA) in BLS2 conditions would be preferred but not required for the position. Functioning independently, the Postdoctoral Researcher will design, organize and conduct highly specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures and in some cases designing new protocols; summarize findings and publish results in research journals; assume general responsibility for scientific operations of the laboratory; provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers. An ideal candidate would be able to drive the project independently. Examples of Duties: Design and implement research protocols; design safety procedures; adapt new procedures, methods or instrumentation relative to research procedures. Oversee media preparation, cell culture experiments, animal colony maintenance and experiments, and equipment maintenance and calibration; quality control analysis of reagents. Collect, prepare, and analyze research data; keep a detailed notebook summarizing experiments and recording research data; maintain computer database of research data; tabulate and display data for presentation in research conferences and for manuscript preparation; use graphics and statistical software to analyze and present data. Supervise other personnel in the laboratory to coordinate research efforts for increased efficiency; participate in training of fellows, residents, students and volunteer workers as needed. Search pertinent scientific literature as needed. Assist with ordering and procurement of supplies and equipment and with general maintenance of laboratory. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. SALARY: Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. JOB DESCRIPTION\: The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position, and is not expected to be a permanent position. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The postdoctoral fellow assists PIs in the conduct of on-going research projects (investigator and industry initiated). Duties include executing on-going protocols for clinical trials as well as assisting in the collection/analyzing of clinical data for on-going QI and database research projects. Preferred qualifications include\: Familiarity with data handling regulations around medical data and research data (e.g., HIPAA and IRB), experience with data management (e.g., REDCap), and the ability to work well in a diverse team environment. Identifies and recruits clinical research subjects for participation of studies, collects data, and monitors enrollment goals. Under the direction of the PI, assists with the creation of research presentations and manuscripts. Assists with grant/protocol preparation and submissions to IRB, OCR or OSP under the direction of the PI. Documents and maintains IRB approval. Assists with creation and maintenance of clinical and research databases in conjunction with the database manager. Assists with collection, documentation, and storage of clinical and research data. Assists with administrative tasks around research protocols including sample collection and shipment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience. Analytical and organizational skills Attention to detail SALARY: Commensurate with experience.