Job Board > Postdoctoral fellow - University of Manitoba
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The Santer lab at the Department of Immunology at the University of Manitoba is seeking a full-time postdoctoral fellow to study how interferon-lambda biology is regulated in the gut and how this is altered in the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis (UC). We are especially interested in understanding immune regulation pathways and study interferon-lambda biology in both epithelial and immune cell subsets. This work is funded by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, CIHR and New Frontiers in Research Fund programs.
The successful candidate will lead their own project, plus assist with ongoing projects led by other laboratory members within the realm of immunoregulation pathways related to type III interferons. The current lab team is comprised of 2 immunology graduate students, 1 research associate, 1 postdoctoral fellow and 3 technicians. There will be opportunities for student mentorship, conference attendance, first-author and co-author publications and gaining experience in grant writing/editing.
Candidates should hold a Ph.D in immunology or relevant field with a strong track record of productive research including first-author publications. Experience in immunology, molecular biology, and/or cell biology research is highly desirable. Experience in multi-colour flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, RNA sequencing or spatial transcriptomics analyses and/or primary human immune cell or organoid cultures would be an asset. Some animal model work is also required. The candidate must have finished their Ph.D in the past ~2.5 years.
At this time, due to potential delays in immigration processes, preference will be given to those with Canadian citizenship, permanent residency status, or those looking to move to Canada from the United States.
To apply, please include a cover letter detailing why our work/lab is of specific interest to you, your CV, and names of 3 references.
deanna.santer@umanitoba.ca
Dr. Deanna Santer
Associate Professor and GSK Research Chair in Immunobiology of Infectious Diseases
