Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-32076-170

Salary: According to UAW/Mount Sinai agreement, effective 7/1/25 starting salary $74,692

Department: 866 – Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Location: 1470 Madison Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10029

Department website: https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/departments-offices/immunology-immunotherapy

Laboratory website: https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/meradlab/

Technical Duties: (include any protocols)

• Perform independent research in the area of T cell biology
• Critically analyze data quality and results, communicate results to scientists and lay people
• Write or assist in writing scientific papers and grants
• Collaborate closely with other scientists to conduct research

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. required

• Experience working in a research laboratory setting

• This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the ISMMS and the Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee

• UAW.

Wages and benefits: See Article 5 and 13 of The collective bargaining agreement found online at https://sinaipostdocunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-17-23-SPOC-UAW-_-Mount-Sinai-Tentative-Agreement-FINAL-PDF.pdf.

• SPOC-UAW Local 4100 at Icahn School of Medicine (Post Docs), 866 - Immunology and Immunotherapy
• ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

The Merad Laboratory is seeking highly motivated postdocs to lead projects aimed on identifying pathogenic inflammatory programs shared across inflammatory and cancer diseases. Using different computational methods the postdoc will look for molecular program that correlate with disease outcome and response to treatment.

The focus on research includes Identify shared inflammatory programs across inflammatory diseases and cancer using computational analysis of molecular and clinical data.

Goals/Outcome of the research project: Discover molecular signatures linked to disease outcomes and treatment response, identify potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets, and support the development of precision medicine approaches. Also present results in work in progress and the immunology retreat , participate in weekly lab meeting and journal clubs as well as mentor graduate students.