Phd Student

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

**Main purpose of the job**:

- A position exists for a PhD student to work on antibody function against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in the Antibody Immunity Research Unit at the NICD
- The student, supervised by Dr Simone Richardson and Prof Penny Moore, will investigate the cytotoxic function of antibodies in RSV infection and vaccination
- This will inform novel strategies to elicit these antibodies in next-generation vaccines
- This position will be funded by bursary as per National Research Foundation rates

**Location**:

- **NICD, Sandringham, Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Mammalian cell culture
- Flow cytometry
- Functional cell-based assays (performing and analyzing novel Fc effector function assays, such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, complement deposition, phagocytosis, and trogocytosis)
- Antibody purification
- Neutralization assays and multiplex binding assays will be performed
- Statistical analysis will be applied to understand networks of immunological data

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **MSc in Microbiology or a related discipline**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Prior work with infectious and biohazardous samples would be an asset
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literacy (particularly MS Word and Excel)
- Experience with FlowJo would be favorable
- Analytical and problem-solving ability
- Exceptional self-management, conscientious work ethic as well as above-average attention to detail
- Motivated, organized, systematic and professional
- Should be able to work under pressure with efficient multitasking
- Must be willing to work after hours, as needed
- Knowledge of multivariant statistical analysis and basic R literacy is an advantage

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.



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