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Research Scientist 2
  • Job Number: 25549
  • Functional Area: Research - Scientific
  • Department: Department of Biological Engineering
  • School Area: Engineering
  • Pay Range Minimum: $74,000
  • Pay Range Maximum: $111,000
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:
  • Pay Grade: No Grade


Posting Description

RESEARCH SCIENTIST 2, Biological Engineering - The Griffith and Tal Research Groups, to lead the conceptualization, development, and execution of a project studying multi-barrier disruption (including blood-brain barrier and intestinal barrier) in the context of infectious diseases and investigate mechanistic links between barrier permeability and neurocognitive dysfunction. The research areas include molecular signaling and inflammatory mediators in blood-brain barrier regulation, vascular cognitive impairment, and infection-associated brain injury. Will manage multiple projects simultaneously; conceive and design experiments involving both human samples and mouse models; serve as a point person to interact with external collaborators; and take a leading role in preparing grant proposals, manuscripts, and patent applications.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: PhD in Neuroscience, Neuroimmunology, or a related field; and a minimum of four years of postdoctoral experience in neuroimmunology, cardiovascular disease, gut permeability, mucosal barriers, and infectious diseases; extensive experience with both human tissues and mouse models of disease, including chronic Lyme disease mouse model, autoimmunity, and models of viral infection; extensive experience with histopathological and imaging analysis of CNS tissues, immune response, axonal damage, and neuroinflammation; experience analyzing several mucosal surfaces in the body (gut, vaginal/uterine, etc), including barrier permeability, inflammatory markers, and tissue damage; proficiency in developing and maintaining different in vivo models for autoimmune, cardiovascular, ageing and infectious diseases models; skilled in administration of therapeutics via tail vein (IV), intraperitoneal, intramuscular, oral gavage, and subcutaneous injections; experience designing multiplex panels; a proven track record of scholarly success with at least 8 publications as first author in these relevant fields; demonstrated experience in mentoring students (graduate/undergraduate) and supervising technical staff; significant experience in grant writing, funding strategy development, and proposal creation; and experience with collaborative interdisciplinary research.

This is a 1-year position with the possibility of an extension, subject to funding availability.

3/10/2026