Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Description: The Reynolds Lab in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee (https://micro.utk.edu/faculty/reynolds.php) is seeking a post-doctoral research associate. This is a full-time position. The researcher will be primarily responsible for carrying out experiments and aims of a funded NIH award, using mouse and tissue culture models to study fungal-immune interactions involving the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. The researcher will use molecular, genetic, and cell biology techniques in their research.
Initial appointment is for 1 year with funding available to extend up to 2.5 years. The lab and PI will also be supportive of efforts to obtain independent funding e.g. through NIH or NSF.
The associate will collect data, communicate with other investigators, write reports and manuscripts, and assist in advising and training of graduate and undergraduate research students.