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Post-Doctoral Fellow - Mamedov Lab

Institute, WI · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

Murad Mamedov at The Wistar Institute is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow. The Mamedov Lab uses CRISPR screens and functional genomics to understand how the human immune system detects and kills ...

The Wistar Institute is seeking a highly motivated Visiting Scientist to work in the laboratory of Dr. Amelia Escolano in the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center at The Wistar Institute. The Escolano lab ...

The Wistar Institute's Vaccine Immunotherapy Center has an opening for a Research Assistant to join the laboratory of Dr. David Weiner to assist with molecular Immunology and translational research ...

Post-Doctoral Fellow - McGinnis Lab

Institute, WI · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to ...

Post-Doctoral Fellow - Wu Lab

Institute, WI · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the laboratory of Dr. Vincent Wu. The Wu laboratory is opening at The Wistar Institute in December 2025, focusing on ...

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a highly motivated Research Assistant to work in the laboratory of Dr. Guangfeng Zhou as part of the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) at The Wistar ...

Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and ...

Post-Doctoral Fellow - Escolano Lab

Institute, WI · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to work in the laboratory of Dr. Amelia Escolano in the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center at The Wistar Institute. The ...

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to ...

Post-Doctoral Fellow - GZhou Lab

Institute, WI · On-site

$47K - $63K/yr

The Wistar Institute is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Fellow to work in the laboratory of Dr. Guangfeng Zhou as part of the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) at The Wistar Institute. The Zhou lab ...

Help Desk Analyst

Institute, WI · On-site

$19.75 - $27/hr

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a Help Desk Analyst to join our Information Technology department. The Help Desk Analyst is primarily responsible for configuration, installation, and the ...

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to ...

The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources for cutting edge collaborative research ...

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a highly motivated Research Assistant to join the laboratory of Dr. Maureen Murphy. The Murphy lab studies the genetics of the p53 suppressor protein, focusing ...

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Faculty Positions - HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center

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Institute, WI • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Pursue extramurally-funded research programs focused on HIV Cure and Viral Diseases.

  • Conduct basic and/or translational studies using molecular virology, novel tools, and approaches such as CRISPR-Cas/editing, single cell, and immune profiling.

  • Engage in collaborative research activities and contribute to advancing discoveries in HIV research.


Job description

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health.

The Wistar Institute is seeking outstanding candidates for faculty positions at the Assistant and Associate Professor level in the Wistar HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center. Areas of particular high interest include a focus on molecular virology of integrated provirus, AI/bioinformatics approaches to HIV reservoir analysis and immunotherapy. Candidates with research focuses using HIV molecular virology, novel tools and approaches for target identification/validation, pathogenesis, approaches in humanized mice or other novel animal models, in vivo screening systems, CRISPR-Cas/editing, single cell and immune profiling approaches are encouraged to apply.  

Applicants who have established strong publication track records and a trajectory toward or established independent research supported by extramural funding are preferred. Candidates with current funding will be given priority.  The successful candidates will be expected to pursue extramurally-funded competitive research programs with a primary focus on basic and/or translational studies in the context of HIV Cure and Viral Diseases.  

The Wistar Institute is an exceptional institute for advancing a career in research.  It is among the most accomplished U.S. institutes in the area of translational vaccine/biologic research. The Wistar Institute is the nation’s first independent biomedical research Institute with long-standing NCI Cancer Center designation. It has a strong technology transfer focus for biomedical research. The Institute offers a highly competitive start-up package in addition to an outstanding and interactive collaborative research environment.

The Institute offers a state-of-the-art vivarium and access to outstanding core facilities in proteomics and metabolomics, genomics, microscopy, high-throughput molecular screening, spatial transcriptomics, medicinal chemistry, bioinformatics, and flow cytometry, humanized mouse models, among others. The Institute’s location adjacent to the campuses of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Drexel University, provides for a wonderful work and living environment for vigorous academic and clinical collaborations.  Wistar is a very attractive destination for training opportunities for undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.

Applications will be reviewed as received and will be accepted until the positions are filled. To ensure timely consideration, applications will be reviewed using a rolling format. The application should include: a curriculum vitae, a summary of past and future research interests (no more than 3 pages), and history of accomplishments, talks and research funding support (as applicable). Applications (submitted as a single PDF) should be sent by e-mail to: Maria Colelli, Faculty Search Coordinator, (mcolelli@wistar.org), The Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

For more information about The Wistar Institute please visit our website at www.wistar.org.