The Jenner Institute-Oxford, United Kingdom, invites experienced Postdoc in Immunologist – Coronavirus ELISA Specialist to play a key role in the Emerging Pathogens Vaccine Group’s programme of work on coronavirus investigation and vaccine development.
The primary focus will be to conduct detailed systems serology of pre-existing immunity to human coronaviruses in Children and Adults in UK and international samples.
The Jenner Institute – Postdoc in Immunologist
The Jenner Institute has produced vaccines against malaria, HIV, tuberculosis and influenza, all of which are in clinical development. In recent years there has been a strong interest in the development of vaccines against emerging and outbreak pathogens.
It has received funding to develop a replication-deficient simian adenoviral vectored vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. This investigation of pre-existing humoral immunity via natural exposure to HCoV will directly inform the study of COVID-19 related immunopathology and pathophysiology, and
vaccine development.
Responsibilities
- Develop assays for the assessment of coronavirus antibodies and when relevant other emerging pathogens
- Standardise and possibly validate assays for use in characterisation of coronavirus immunity
- Perform ELISA assays
- Develop, progress and establish methodologies that may be used for quantification of
- antibody responses toward coronaviruses and when relevant other emerging pathogens
- Participate in research programmes of preclinical vaccine development
- Assist with laboratory supervision and training of new students or junior research assistants in the group
- Collaborate with internal and external partners in immunology and vaccine development
- Analyse data relating to the work undertaken
- Perform any other comparable duties as may be required to ensure the efficient running of the laboratory
- Be responsible with others for the biological safety of the laboratory
Requirements
PhD in a relevant biological sciences subject and have practical experience with ELISA development. Delineation of detailed immunological profiling of humoral immune responses is desirable. Experience of standardizing assays will be beneficial.
How to Apply
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online.
Apply
You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application. Please quote reference 147072 on all correspondence.
Last Date: Monday 24 August 2020
