We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our team. This position is full-time fixed term for 24 months commencing July 2015 (negotiable).

Postdoctoral Position in HIV Research

for three years starting July 1, 2014 in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Oliver Keppler.

Replication of major human pathogens such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be potently suppressed by intrinsic immunity factors, also referred to as restriction factors. In turn, HIV has evolved gene products that allow circumvention of these antiviral responses. One focus of the laboratory is to identify and study new restriction factors and decipher mechanism of viral counteraction. We have a strong track record in this field (Goffinet et al., Cell Host & Microbe (2009); Erikson et al., PNAS (2011); Baldauf et al., Nature Medicine (2012)) and are particularly interested in factors that may modulate the efficiency of HIV transmission.

The successful candidate will have an outstanding publication record and practical experience in virology, molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology. We expect a strong interest in virology, the ability to perform creative and independent research, and a very high level of motivation. We offer interesting research topics with high biomedical relevance in a stimulating and interactive scientific environment at an internationally competitive level.

Please send your applications with full CV including list of publications, letter of motivation, and references until May 15, 2014 to: Prof. Dr. Oliver T. Keppler, Director, Institute of Medical Virology, National Reference Center for Retroviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt a.M., Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 40, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, E-Mail: oliver.keppler@kgu.de