Position Summary

The Liu lab at WashU Medicine is recruiting motivated, productive, independent, and collegial postdocs interested in using bioinformatics to interrogate gut immunity. Our lab combines human samples, mouse models, and in vitro culture system, and leverages single-cell technology, bioinformatic analysis, and mechanistic interrogations to revolutionize our understanding of gut mucosal immunology.

The immediate projects include investigation of how environmental factors (such as diet) modulate gut innate and adaptive immunity, host-microbial interactions, and mechanistic understanding of epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of gut epithelial cell differentiation. This postdoctoral researcher will combine wet-lab molecular biology methods, dry-lab bioinformatic analysis, and a translational approach using samples from mice and humans. The start date is negotiable.

Selected publications:
1. Cell Host Microbe. 2021 May 12:S1931-3128(21)00180-3.
2. The EMBO Journal. 2023 Sep 18:e113975.
3. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Jan 3;16(728):eabq4145. PMID: 38170788.
4. Mucosal Immunol 2024 July. PMID: 38992433.
5. Science Immunology 2024 Nov. 9, eadi7907.

The appointment is viewed as a training or transitional period preparatory to an academic, industrial, governmental, or other full-time research or teaching career. Used when the appointee performs specific services on a grant or contract in exchange for compensation.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Information on being a postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/.

For more information on the Liu lab please visit https://sites.wustl.edu/liulab/people-page-page/.

Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to):

• Prepares and submits papers on research.
• Assists in the design of research experiments.
• Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results.
• Assists with grant preparation and reporting. 
• Conscientious discharge of research responsibilities.
• Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research.
• Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records.
• Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.
• Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group.
• Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations. All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.

Working Conditions:

This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Salary Range:

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

Applicant Special Instructions:

 

Interested candidates may send a CV, a personal statement, and the contact information for three referees to Dr. Ta-Chiang Liu at ta-chiang.liu@wustl.edu. The applicant is encouraged to read one of the above publications and describe interests in related work.  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills:

Not Applicable

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