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PhD Grad Student - Flavavirus Vaccine Development
Employment Terms: Full Time
Job Description
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) is a world leader in mitigating human and animal infectious diseases through research and development. The organization is home to some of the worlds most advanced vaccine research facilities including one of the largest biocontainment level 3Ag facilities. The University of Saskatchewan centre, is situated on Canadas largest One-Health Campus in
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) is a world leader in mitigating human and animal infectious diseases through research and development. The organization is home to some of the worlds most advanced vaccine research facilities including one of the largest biocontainment level 3Ag facilities. The University of Saskatchewan centre, is situated on Canadas largest One-Health Campus in Saskatoon, Canada. The organizations more than 150 staff members come from over 25 countries and are dedicated to the investigation of infectious diseases and the development of effective disease mitigation strategies. In its > 40 year history, VIDO-InterVac has developed several worlds first vaccines, adjuvants and delivery technologies which have been successfully licensed and commercialized by industry. VIDO-InterVacs collaborative culture enables swift responses to the challenges that infectious diseases pose to humans and animals. Visit www.vido.org for more information.
Project Description: We are seeking a highly motivated and hardworking Ph.D. student to join Dr. Vladi Karniychuks lab at VIDO-InterVac, University of Saskatchewan. The successful candidate will use porcine pregnancy model, next-generation sequencing, bioinformatics, molecular virology, cell biology, and immunology to study Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) evolution in a natural host during pregnancy.
For the complete description please go to our website at https://vido-intervac.humi.ca/job-board/x/2444
Review of applications will begin immediately; however, applications will be accepted and evaluated until the position is filled.
Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
How to Apply: Interested candidates must submit electronically, one single application document (pdf file) that includes 1) a letter of motivation, 2) a complete curriculum vitae (CV), 3) a copy of graduate transcripts, and 4) contact information for individuals willing to provide references, to u.karniychuk@usask.ca
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