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Postdoctoral Research Associate – Host-Microbe Interactions

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Jan 2026

About the role

The lab of Jeremy Chase Crawford in the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions is seeking a motivated postdoctoral research associate to study cellular immune responses to next-generation vaccines.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and detail-oriented with interests in integrative biology, human immune variation, and molecular assay development. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required. Success in this position also requires: the ability to multi-task, the ability to collaborate effectively, and working in tandem with multiple members of a culturally and scientifically diverse team to achieve assigned research objectives.

Candidates with experience in the following areas are especially encouraged to apply:

  • Development and optimization of next-generation sequencing-based assays

  • Experience with lymphocyte receptor sequencing/genotyping

  • Experience with lymphocyte clonotype tracking

  • Experience working with primary human samples

  • Experience with cell culture

  • Immunology, microbiology, or host-microbe interactions

  • Large cross-field collaborations using human samples

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