We are recruiting!

The Kubes Laboratory is looking for potential new postdocs to work in the area of innate immunity with particular interest in imaging in vivo.

In vivo experience is not needed but use of novel techniques such as single cell RNAseq and/or CRISPR would be welcome. The individual must have a PhD, MD or Vet degree and this should be your first postdoctoral laboratory. The preferred applicant will be 1 year or less post PhD, or clinical training.

The applicant will be recruited to the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases and will align with priorities of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases. Imaging, microbiome and innate immunity are key areas of investment and focus. The Kubes laboratory has a very interactive and very collaborative program as can be seen by our latest publications. Particular areas include sterile injury and the immune system (Science: In Press; Immunity 2019; Science 2017; Cell 2016), infections and the immune system (Cell 2020, 2019, Cell Host Microbe 2019;2018, Nature Immunology 2018). Please see our website for more details.

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The Cumming School of Medicine seeks to recruit and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce that will contribute to creating the future of health. We are committed to fostering diversity through cultivating an environment where people with a variety of backgrounds, genders, interests, and talents feel welcome and supported. This includes the provision of a formal mentoring program, internal grant review programs that enhance success in research grant applications, pilot funding programs and other support programs.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit an application including CV online to pkubes@ucalgary.ca.

For more information before applying you may contact our lab manager Lori Zbytnuik for more details.

About our microscopes:

Our imaging suite is equipped with three spinning disk microscopes: 1 upright microscope in the new BSL-3 facility and 2 inverted microscopes in the lab, and two Leica SP8 scanning confocal + multiphoton microscopes with resonant scanner in the lab.