Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Postdoctoral Employee - in vivo cell engineering

The Su Lab at UCLA, directed by Prof. Ida Su (sulab.seas.ucla.edu), is seeking a highly driven, creative, and collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow to join our expanding team. Our laboratory focuses on developing innovative technologies to enable in vivo cell engineering (e.g., in vivo CAR T cells) for immunotherapies against cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof. Su on mutually agreed-upon translational and interdisciplinary projects. This position provides strong mentorship, cutting-edge resources, and excellent training opportunities tailored to prepare the fellow for their chosen career trajectory in either academia or industry.

Lab: https://su-lab.squarespace.com/

* Education: A Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Synthetic Biology, Immunology, or a closely related field.

* Technical Expertise: Proven track record of designing, executing, and interpreting quantitative biological experiments.

* Analytical Skills: Demonstrated ability to rigorous evaluate data, prepare high-quality publication figures, and communicate complex results clearly.

* Communication: Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

* Working Style: Ability to work independently with high self-motivation, while thriving as a proactive, collaborative team member. Excellent organizational, time-management, and collaboration skills are required.

* Molecular & Synthetic Biology: Extensive experience in molecular cloning, genetic circuit design, CRISPR/Cas systems, or prime editing.

* Computational Biology & AI/ML: Experience in AI/ML-enabled design of biomolecules (e.g., proteins, RNA) or bioinformatics.

* Cell Analysis: Proficient in flow cytometry, FACS, NGS, or single-cell analysis techniques (e.g., scRNA-seq).

* Translational Models: Experience in in vivo animal handling, surgery, or animal models of disease (e.g., cancer).

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Applicants must provide the names and contact information of their references. The hiring unit will request confidential letters from the references of those applicants who are under serious consideration.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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