Postdoctoral Immunologist

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Immunologist, to join the pre-erythrocytic (PE) malaria group at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine. You will be part of the clinical trials team and will work on the evaluation of candidate vaccines in clinical trials. The role will include undertaking and developing assays for the evaluation of vaccine candidates in human clinical trials, analysing and presenting data, contributing to manuscripts for publication and training, and supervising junior staff.

You will participate in the research programme led by Professor Adrian Hill and Dr. Lisa Stockdale and lead on the conduct of immunology assays for VAC096, a phase 1 clinical trial to assess a novel escalating dose administration regimen led by Dr. Susanne Hodgson. You will be tasked with liaising with funders and collaborators, performing assays, interpreting results, managing and analyse immunology datasets, and presenting this to members of the group, and the wider Jenner Institute. You will contribute immunology/vaccine expertise, as requested, to other Jenner Institute programmes and collaborating Institutes. You will also be responsible for taking oversight of junior lab members assessing immune responses to the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in novel dosing regimens.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a PhD/DPhil (or close to completion) in a subject relevant to immunology/vaccine development, along with practical immunology experience assessing humoral and cellular immune responses in infectious diseases and/or vaccines. You will have a keen interest in vaccine development, human immunology, and malaria, as well as the ability to implement, optimise and standardise assays and troubleshoot protocols independently. You will also have experience in writing scientific reports and contributing to publications. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with others.

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 12 months and is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Only applications received before 12 midday on 28 April 2025 will be considered. Please quote 179132 on all correspondence.

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