Postdoctoral Training

If you want to build on your accomplishments while exploring new avenues of research, we offer outstanding opportunities in broad areas of microbiology and immunology.

We give you:

• mentoring from internationally recognized faculty
• hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art laboratories
• a collegial environment
• a distinctive community of postdoctoral scholars where your expertise is valued

You will help solve research problems, design methodologies and perform experiments. Your work will help advance research with the strong potential to attract and maintain grant funding.

We engage you as a key player on our research teams. You will:

• prepare material for publication in scholarly journals
• help write funding proposals and applications
• present research results
• participate in seminars, high-profile regional conferences and national and international professional forums
• teach undergraduates in the classroom and one-on-one in the lab 

We encourage you to make the most of your time with us. We will help you determine the career path that best matches your ambitions and encourage you to explore and develop your interests.

You will have opportunities to participate in our established, collaborative projects, learning from experts in the following areas:

You also will be able to begin building your own collaborative networks across disciplinary boundaries.

Your faculty mentor may involve you in collaborations with:

• the Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology
• UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
• Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
• other departments within the medical school and UB
• biotech and other private-sector firms

With your initiative and our guidance, you will gain the competitive edge you need to build an impressive CV and develop expertise for the long term.

You will contribute to your lab’s publications, scientific presentations and overall success.

We also encourage you to pursue your own independent research and support your efforts to obtain funding and fellowships.

Our postdoctoral scholars have a good track record of securing extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations.

They have progressed to productive careers in academia, private industry and government.

We encourage you to connect with postdoctoral scholars throughout the university and the nation. We give you many resources and platforms to network with the scientific community and grow as a researcher and an educator. 

Through UB’s Office of Postdoctoral Scholars and the UB Postdoc Association, you can take advantage of:

• an annual postdoctoral research symposium where you can share your research and compete for awards
• monthly Research in Progress peer-to-peer presentations
• professional development training to build teaching, communication and other career-boosting skills
• membership in the National Postdoctoral Association

• nationally competitive salary, based on experience and expertise (may be negotiable)
• full benefits package for postgraduate associates, including health care insurance

• Contact the faculty member you are interested in working with
• Search UB Jobs for “Researcher” positions or the keyword “postdoctoral”