Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
80 Blossom Street (Show on map)
Jul 02, 2025
The Lemieux Laboratory in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a post-doctoral fellow, with a background in microbiology and/or immunology with solid training in genetics and genomics. A post-doctoral position is available for an exceptionally talented, motivated, and hard-working postdoctoral fellow to investigate mechanisms of pathogenesis of the human bacterial pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi using genetics, genomics, microbiology, and biochemistry. The successful candidate will join the Lemieux and Steere laboratories to explore novel aspects of Borrelia burgdorferi pathogenesis, with a focus on identifying B. burgdorferi genes that influence Lyme arthritis. He or she will have appointments both at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Recent graduates with a background in microbiology and/or immunology, a history of academic productivity, and excellent references are encouraged to apply. To apply, candidates should send a statement of interest and future goals, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference from mentors familiar with their scientific abilities to Dr. Jacob Lemieux at jelemieux@mgb.org. The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.