Post-Doctoral Fellow in Experimental Systems Immunology

Background and Objectives.  

The postdoc position is funded through external competitive resource via Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The successful candidate is expected to perform large-scale deep immunephotypic analysis mainly on various clinical cohort samples and also various murine models. A strong and demonstrated laboratory immunological background especially in cytometry analysis is expected.

Training and Research Environment. 

The successful postdoc candidate will be embedded in a state-of-the-art laboratory at the Department of Infection and Immunity composed of ~100 staff members. The research team is a multidisciplinary and international unit with long-standing expertise in immunoageing and experimental systems immunology.

More information about the group can be found here: Dr. Feng Hefeng (PI of the project): https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-7361  orhttps://researchportal.lih.lu/en/persons/feng-q-hefeng

Key Skills, Demonstrated Experience and Qualifications:

• Successful PhD (ideally PhD awarded within 2 years; or expect to complete before Jan, 2025) in the area of immunology or molecular or cellular biology;
• Expected to have: hands-on experimental experience in cytometry analysis including cytometry data analysis;
• Expected to have: laboratory experience in immune cell isolation, culture, differentiation and related molecular and cellular experiments;
• Expected to have: hands-on mice handling experience;
• Expected to have: at least one first-author original publication in recognized international journal(s);
• Expected to have: professional English level; 
• Good to have: fluent German or French or Dutch as a plus;
• Good to have: skills in large-scale data analysis (e.g., skilled in R);
• Self-motivated, open minded and curiosity-driven person, willing to work in a competitive, interdisciplinary, cooperative and international environment.

Please indicate your earliest availability in your CV and/or Cover Letter. Kindly note that we will consider in priority candidates who are available at the latest in Feb 2025.

Applications including a cover letter and a curriculum vitae should be sent before 30 November 2024 via our website www.LIH.lu/jobs with the ref: MC/PDESI1024/FH/ALL1

Gender Equality

The LIH is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff. The LIH is attentive to gender representation among its leadership staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to the recruitment and promotion of female leaders and their career development.