Job Details

Postdoctoral Associate, Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine

Position Number: 6803912
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Medicine - Other Medicine

Postdoctoral Associate, Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine

Job Description
Postdoctoral Associate, Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine

Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Postdoctoral
Job Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Tracking Code
25599936751218
Posted Date
12/18/2025
Minimum Salary
$67,500.00
Maximum Salary
$72,000.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

The Department of Medicine at Boston University, Bosmann Laboratory, is recruiting highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellows to work on projects in Immunology and Host-Pathogen Interactions.

The immune system protects against invading pathogens and opportunistic microbes at barrier surfaces such as the lung and gut. Dysregulation of these interactions plays a critical role in bacterial infections (including pneumonia and sepsis) as well as inflammatory bowel disease. In the absence of fully effective therapeutic options, these microbe-driven inflammatory diseases represent a major and growing burden on health care systems worldwide.

Our laboratory is dedicated to achieving a mechanistic understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections and host-pathogen interactions, with the goal of identifying and evaluating novel therapeutic targets. Please see our publication in Nature Communications. 2020 Aug 12;11(1):4035. A particular emphasis is placed on novel genes, for which our laboratory has generated multiple genetically engineered mouse models.

We seek outstanding postdoctoral candidates with strong career potential to advance our experimental and translational research programs. Depending on the interests and background of the trainee, projects may focus on IBD-related mucosal immunity or on pneumonia and sepsis, or on shared immune mechanisms across these disease contexts.

Key areas of interest include:

Bacterial polyphosphates in immunity at barrier organs (gut and lung)
Host-pathogen interactions
Innate immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils and T cells
Cytokine biology and immune signaling pathways (e.g. G-protein signaling)

Pathogens of interest include Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Legionella spp., and others. Projects will be individually tailored to align with the qualifications and scientific interests of the postdoctoral fellow.

The research environment offers access to a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art immunological techniques, including single-cell transcriptomics (scRNA-Seq, TOTAL-Seq) and phospho-/proteomics. Data analysis is supported by an experienced bioinformatician within the laboratory.

Further information is available here: https://sites.bu.edu/bosmannlab/

Required Skills

Preferred candidates will have prior experience in experimental immunology, mouse models of infection or inflammation, innate immunity, and/or transcriptomic or proteomic approaches.

TO APPLY: Please send your CV, publication list, transcripts and names of three references to:
Markus Bosmann (mbosmann@bu.edu), M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Investigator of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $67,500.00-$72,000.00

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/Faculty/jobs/316220