University of Florida · 2 months ago
Postdoctoral Associate - Martins Lab
Palm Beach, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe University of Florida is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the Martins lab at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology. The role focuses on developing a functional cure for HIV/AIDS through gene therapy and involves project management, grant writing, and various laboratory techniques.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Project Management (meetings, bookkeeping, purchasing of reagents and supplies, etc.)
Grant/Manuscript writing
Cloning, cell culture, ELISAs, protein expression and purification, and data analysis and interpretation
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in immunology, virology, or a related discipline
Evidence of productivity from publications in high-quality journals originating from Ph.D. or postdoctoral work. Manuscripts that are finally accepted for publication in high-quality journals will also be considered as evidence of productivity
Significant expertise in the design and production of gene therapy vectors
Verbal and written communication skills in English with good organizational and analytical abilities
Strong managerial and organizational skills
Preferred
Immunological techniques, including flow cytometry, ELISA, immunofluorescence, RNA/DNA scope
Molecular biology assays, like qPCR and advanced cloning
Preclinical models of HIV/AIDS
Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics
Benefits
Health Assessment Required: Yes.
Company
University of Florida
University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
Founded in 1853
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
University of Florida has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (388)
2024 (307)
2023 (278)
2022 (282)
2021 (169)
2020 (162)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.83MKey Investors
Align TechnologyUS Department of EnergyNFWF
2025-06-02Grant
2024-09-17Grant· $2M
2024-09-10Grant· $0.18M
Leadership Team
Sri Kalyanaraman
Co-founder, VR for the Social Good Initiative
Chris Cowen
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-13
2025-12-07
2025-12-05
Company data provided by crunchbase