Categories:
  • Academic Faculty - Non Tenure
Job Type/Arrangement:
  • Full Time
Description:

A postdoctoral position is available at the Emory University School of Medicine to work on one of several ongoing NIH-funded projects to delineate virus-host factor interactions during enveloped virus entry and egress. The focus is on entry, uncoating and trafficking of HIV-1, Influenza Virus, and arenaviruses, as well as on HIV-1 protease activation and maturation. We combine molecular/cell biology/virology approaches with quantitative microscopy techniques, including super-resolution microscopy, and correlative light-cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM), to elucidate key steps of viral life cycle and the mechanism of virus restriction by host factors. Highly motivated individuals holding a Ph.D. degree in virology, cell biology, biophysics or related fields are encouraged to apply. Microscopy experience is preferred. Emory University provides excellent training and collaborative environment for research. For more information regarding projects in the laboratory, please visit: http://www.pedsresearch.org/research-group/melikian-lab and http://www.pediatrics.emory.edu/divisions/infectiousdisease/research/melikian/index.html. Interested applicants should contact Dr. Gregory Melikian (aka Melikyan) at gmeliki@emory.edu.

Education Requirement:
PhD
Years of Experience:
0-2 after receiving PhD degree
Required Skills & Areas of Study:
  • molecular virology
  • virus and host interactions
  • fluorescence imaging
  • virology
Salary:
NIH scale
Location:
Emory Main Campus
Pediatrics
2015 Uppergate Drive
Atlanta , GA 30322
US
Contact:
Gregory Melikian, PhD