Postdoctoral Immunologist

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Immunologist, to join the pre-
erythrocytic (PE) malaria group at the Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department
of Medicine. You will be part of the clinical trials team and will work on the
evaluation of candidate vaccines in clinical trials. The role will include
undertaking and developing assays for the evaluation of vaccine candidates in
human clinical trials, analysing and presenting data, contributing to
manuscripts for publication and training, and supervising junior staff.





You will participate in the research programme led by Professor Adrian Hill
and Dr. Lisa Stockdale and lead on the conduct of immunology assays for
VAC096, a phase 1 clinical trial to assess a novel escalating dose
administration regimen led by Dr. Susanne Hodgson. You will be tasked with
liaising with funders and collaborators, performing assays, interpreting
results, managing and analyse immunology datasets, and presenting this to
members of the group, and the wider Jenner Institute. You will contribute
immunology/vaccine expertise, as requested, to other Jenner Institute
programmes and collaborating Institutes. You will also be responsible for
taking oversight of junior lab members assessing immune responses to the
R21/Matrix-M vaccine in novel dosing regimens.





To be successful in this role, you will hold a PhD/DPhil (or close to
completion) in a subject relevant to immunology/vaccine development, along
with practical immunology experience assessing humoral and cellular immune
responses in infectious diseases and/or vaccines. You will have a keen
interest in vaccine development, human immunology, and malaria, as well as the
ability to implement, optimise and standardise assays and troubleshoot
protocols independently. You will also have experience in writing scientific
reports and contributing to publications. You will have excellent
communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively
with others.





Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to
upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain
how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of
your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and
supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later
date.





This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 12 months and
is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation





Only applications received before 12 midday on 28 April 2025 will be
considered. Please quote **179132** on all correspondence.