**Job Description** **Principal Investigators, Dr. Andrea Dorfleutner and Dr. Christian Stehlik are looking for a Postdoctoral Scientist to join the team!** The Stehlik-Dorfleutner lab is located in the Department of Academic Pathology at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a major nonprofit academic healthcare organization. Whether you love world-class entertainment, dining, shopping and museums or prefer the outdoors and sports, Los Angeles has something for everyone. Year-round sunshine provides the perfect backdrop for endless activities. Centrally located in the middle of everything is Cedars-Sinai. Working and living here, you are never far from something new and exciting. Our laboratory consists of modern research space with state-of-the-art equipment and provides a highly collaborative team work environment. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a positive attitude towards challenging projects, who seeks the opportunity to grow and succeed in a productive environment with excellent facilities. A postdoctoral position is available immediately to study novel aspects of canonical- and non-canonical inflammasome responses in macrophages in the Stehlik-Dorfleutner Laboratory of Molecular Innate Immunology. Research is focused on the molecular mechanisms regulating inflammasome responses and deciphering unique inflammasome responses in human macrophages and their function in inflammatory and auto-immune disease and during host-pathogen interaction in humans and mouse models. More information can be found at Stehlik & Dorfleutner Lab | Cedars-Sinai and at Home | the stehlik-dorfleutner lab (stehliklab.org) . **Are you ready to be a part of breakthrough research?** Working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other Research Scientists, the Postdoctoral Scientist will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. May develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. Analyzes and interprets data. May assist in preparation of grant proposals. Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. Not responsible for generating grant funds. **Primary Duties and Responsibilities:** + May assist in the preparation of grant proposals, but is not responsible for generating grant funds. + May participate in publications and presentations as author or co-author. + Designs and performs experiments. Will keep appropriate experimental records and documentation and analyze the results with the Principal Investigator. + May develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols. + Analyzes interpret, summarizes, and compiles data. + Performs routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout the training period. + Operates and maintains equipment and instruments. + May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed. **Qualifications** **Education:** + Doctorate Degree in area directly related to field of research specialization is required. **Experience and Skills:** + No experience required. Acquires thorough technical and theoretical knowledge of research project and objectives during one to five (1-5) year post-doctoral appointment. + Strong background in Innate Immunology or biochemistry and animal models as demonstrated by first-author publications in internationally-recognized scientific journals. + Experience with biochemical techniques and immune-relevant animal models highly preferred. + Works independently on research projects designed by a mentor (typically the PI) within area of specialization. + Demonstrated aptitude to perform experimental protocols and procedures, including detailed data collection, and analysis and operation and maintenance of specialized equipment. + Knowledge of safety standards and maintenance of specialized equipment. **About Us** Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents. **About the Team** Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most. **Req ID** : 6174 **Working Title** : Postdoctoral Scientist - Stehlik/Dorfleutner Lab - Molecular Innate Immunity **Department** : Pathology Group Operations **Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center **Job Category** : Academic / Research **Job Specialty** : Postdoctoral Scholar **Overtime Status** : EXEMPT **Primary Shift** : Day **Shift Duration** : 8 hour **Base Pay** : $62,400 - $93,600 Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.