Post-doctoral Research Fellow position - Pulmonary Mucusal Immunology and the HIV Reservoirs, McGill University

A post-doc research position is available at the Research Institute of the McGill
University Health Center (MUHC) to work on a collaborative research project on the
pulmonary immunity during HIV infection. This CIHR-funded project is part of the
Canadian HIV Cure Enterprise (CanCURE) and aims to assess the immunological
mechanisms involved in HIV persistence within the lungs of HIV-infected individuals.
The candidate will be co-supervised by Dr Cecilia Costiniuk, Assistant Professor in
Infectious Diseases at McGill (principal supervisor) and Dr Mohammad-Ali Jenabian
Associate Professor in Immunology and holder of the Canada research chair in Immunovirology
at UQAM (co-supervisor).

Qualifications :
• PhD degree in immunology, virology, molecular biology, biochemistry or a related
field.
• Strong interest in working with human specimens and HIV.
• Laboratory experience in primary cell culture, molecular biology, flow cytometry and
immunology.
• Significant scientific contributions and publications are required.
• Excellent communication and writing skill in English

Salary :
A competitive salary is guaranteed based on the CIHR salary ranks

How to apply:
Please submit your CV, a cover letter and the names and contact information of three
referees in one single PDF document to Dr Costiniuk (cecilia.costiniuk@mcgill.ca).

Only potential candidates will be contacted for an interview.