Positions available


FACULTY POSITION - Department of Biology

The JHU Dept. of Biology invites applications for two tenure track / tenured
faculty appointments from those employing innovative approaches to important
biological problems.  Candidates will be expected to establish a vigorous
research program and to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Applications at Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels will be
considered.  The positions will begin in 2010-11.  Please submit cover
letter, CV, and statements of current and planned research and teaching
interests/philosophy as a single pdf file to Bio-facsearch@jhu.edu .
Arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to the same email or
to: Chair, Search committee, Dept. of Biology, Krieger School of Arts and
Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD
21218. The deadline for receipt of all materials is November 1, 2009.

Website: http://www.bio.jhu.edu/  

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

Postdoctoral Position Available Immediately

An NIH-funded position is open in the Schildbach lab, Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University (www.bio.jhu.edu/~Schildbach), to study the structures of proteins involved in bacterial conjugation using electron microscopy and other methods. Candidates must hold a PhD degree or equivalent, possess strong independent research abilities and excellent communication skills, and be highly self-motivated. Preference will be given to applicants with prior experience in protein expression and purification, protein chemistry, and structural techniques.

Applicant should send his/her CV, research statement and contact information of 3 references to:

joel@jhu.edu

Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

(Posted: 10/06/2009)

Undergraduate Research Positions Available in the Neural Encoding Lab

Gain Experience in:

- Behavioral studies of hearing and hearing disorders in mice: sound localization, hearing in noise, perception of timing information

- Physiological studies of the mechanisms underlying the behavior: auditory evoked potentials, single unit recording

- Anatomical studies of the structural correlates of function: light microscopy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy

For more information, contact: Amanda Lauer, Postdoctoral Fellow, alauer2@jhmi.edu

(Posted: 09/16/2009)

 

Oncology/Hematology Research Position/Assistant Research Scientist Available immediately

Qualified applicants must have MD degree and training in molecular biology and oncology/hematology. Technical experiences in cell culture, gene cloning, transfection, RNA and protein isolation, RT-PCR, Northern/Western blot, TUNEL assay, microarray, Flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy and basic knowledge in clinical studies of leukemia patients are required.

Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a publication list, and a one or two page letter outlining relevant interests and experience directly to:

Dr. Ru chih Huang
Professor of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St., Mudd Hall
Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: rhuang@jhu.edu

Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply
(Posted: 08/06/2009)

Postdoctoral Position Available Immediately

Senior post doctoral position (NIH funded) is available to investigate the role of Toll like receptors (TLR) and transcription factor IRF-5 and IRF-7 in development of lymphoids cells, autoimmune diseases and carcinogenesis. The studies are focused on examination of the role of the TLR7/9 receptors and transcription factors IRF-5 and IRF-7 in mouse, in which TLR7, IRF-7 and IRF-5 were deleted by genetic manipulation.  IRF-5 was shown to have essential role in innate antiviral and inflammatory response ( Paun A, Pitha P et. all et al JBC 2008 ) and IRF-7 was shown to be master regulator of  interferon ά and β.  IRF-5 is activated by TLR7 MyD88 dependant pathway by TRAF6 mediated ubiquitination. (Balki,M.Y, Pitha P et al, MCB Pubmed online).

Expertise with mouse experimental models (knock out mice), FACS analysis would is desirable.  Training in molecular biology and immunology, experience in cloning, transfection,   DNA and RNA isolation RT-PCR, Western blot, and cell culture is required.

Please send curriculum vitae, brief description of research interest and name of three referees to:

Dr. Paula Pitha-Rowe
Professor of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
parowe@jhmi.edu

Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
(Posted: 10/23/2008)

Associate Research Scientist

Application is invited from qualified candidates to fill available position at the rank of Associate Research Scientist to work in the general area of protein thermodynamics. Applicants must have at least four years of postdoctoral experience in this field of biochemistry. Previous experience in areas such as structural biology, computational biology, molecular biology, protein expression, purification and characterization are greatly preferred. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a publication list, a one or two page letter outlining relevant interests and experience, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent directly to:

Dr. Peter Privalov
Professor of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218.

Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
(Posted: 01/04/2008)

Associate Research Scientist

Qualified applicants must have a Ph.D. in chemistry and at least 10 years of research experience in NMR structural studies, specifically for investigation of small organic compounds and DNA interactions.

Applicants should send curriculum vitae, a publication list, and a one or two page letter outlining relevant interests and experience directly to:

Dr. Ru Chih Huang
Professor of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St., Mudd Hall
Baltimore, MD 21218

Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
(Posted: 11/09/2008)

Postdoctoral Position - Micro RNAs and Cancer

A postdoctoral position is available to study lyphomas induced by avian leukosis viruses by insertional mutagenesis. We have observed insertion of the provirus into the Telomerase reverse transcriptase gene in many tumors. We are also studying microRNA targets in tumors. A background in nucleic acids or cell and molecular biology is needed.

Please send CV and names of 3 references to:

Dr. Karen Beemon
Professor, Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218

http://www.bio.jhu.edu/Faculty/Beemon/Default.html
Tel. 410-516-4693
Fax 410-516-7292
Email KLB@JHU.edu
Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
(Posted: 04/21/2009)

HIV Research - Postdoctoral Position / Associate Research Scientist Available Immediately

A postdoctoral position to study the molecular origin of drug resistance in HIV-1 protease inhibition is available immediately. This project is aimed at investigating the effects of drug-related mutations and natural sequence variations (e.g., different HIV-1 subtypes) on the activity of HIV-1 protease inhibitors, and identifying the structural and energetic determinants that increase or lower the susceptibility of inhibitors to mutations in the protease molecule. This information will be used to design new inhibitors that are less susceptible to mutations in the target protein. The long term goal of this project is to develop new strategies for structure-based drug design that explicitly address the issue of drug resistance. The resulting strategies are expected to have application in other viral and bacterial targets as well. The research plan utilizes a combination of biophysical and molecular biology approaches, including structural analysis, microcalorimetry, structure-based thermodynamic computations, CD and fluorescence spectroscopy, high throughput screening, protein expression and purification, enzymatic analysis, PCR mutagenesis, etc.

For additional information please contact:

Dr. Ernesto Freire
Department of Biology
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218

phone: (410) 516-7743
fax: (410) 516-6469
email: ef@jhu.edu
Women and under-represented minorities are encouraged to apply.
(Posted: 02/05/2008)
Information on other positions:

Research and Technical Positions

To apply for a research position (as postdoctoral fellow or research associate) or as a lab technician in the Biology Department, contact individual faculty. To learn about faculty research interests, click here.

Undergraduate Research Positions

To investigate laboratory research opportunities, contact individual faculty. To learn about faculty research interests, click here.
 
Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and under-represented minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
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