Actuarial Fellow jobs in Gulfport, MS

Special Instructions to Applicants
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  Applicants should submit a cover letter detailing their qualifications and relevant experience, a CV, and contact information for 3 professional references.  For inquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Shahid Karim at Shahid.Karim@usm.edu. 
 
Job Summary
A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in the Laboratory of Dr. Shahid Karim in the School of BEES at the University of Southern Mississippi. The successful candidate will participate in NIH-funded projects studying the arthropod vector-transmitted pathogen Rickettsia parkeri. The project includes Rickettsia parkeri interactions with tick hemocytes. Highly motivated, hard-working, and technically skilled applicants with relevant experience are welcome to apply.  This is a restricted position with no set end date, and continued employment depends on project need, funding availability, and performance.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities  

1. Work closely with PI and the research team to plan, design, and execute scientific research.
2. Perform experiments using appropriate cellular and arthropod vectors to study the vector-host interactions.
3. Maintain uninfected and Rickettsia parkeri-infected ticks.
4. Assess tick hemocyte interactions with intracellular R. parkeri using RNA interference.
5. Maintain detailed laboratory notebook and data records. Writing manuscripts, grant, and abstracts. Write and edit drafts of manuscripts for publication. Write/contribute data for extramural grant proposals. Write abstracts of research and present them at scientific conferences.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.