Postdoctoral Research Associate - Poultry Virology and Immunology
25 Feb 2026
The Carnaccini lab at Iowa State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance experimental and translational research in poultry virology, with an emphasis on reverse genetics, cell culture, and plasmid-based systems, vaccine design, cell line immortalization, and in vivo vaccine evaluation in avian models. The successful candidate will lead independent projects, collaborate across disciplines, help manage day-to-day lab operations, and mentor graduate and undergraduate trainees.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Virology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Veterinary Microbiology, Immunology, or a closely related field (awarded by start date).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong record of research productivity (peer-reviewed publications, preprints, or conference presentations).
- Prior experience with reverse genetics systems for RNA viruses or DNA viruses.
- Experience with avian viruses and/or poultry models.
- Proficiency with vaccine platforms (live attenuated, vectored, subunit, mRNA/DNA) and immunoassays (ELISA, HI, VN).
- Experience with cell line immortalization and validation.
- Competency in data analysis (R/Python/GraphPad), and version-controlled workflows.
- Evidence of mentorship, leadership, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
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