Postdoctoral Fellow in Precision Medicine Translational Research
General Description
The Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology is seeking a one or two-year MD, PhD, or MD/PhD Postdoctoral Fellow for a T32-funded postdoctoral training position to join a multidisciplinary team advancing biomarker discovery, validation, and clinical translation in lupus nephritis and related autoimmune diseases. This position is part of the Johns Hopkins Individualized Health Initiative (Hopkins inHealth), a University-wide effort to develop precision tools that improve diagnosis, prognosis, patient stratification, and therapeutic decision-making.
Position Overview
The successful applicant will work closely with a collaborative team to:
- Identify and validate molecular biomarkers (proteomic, genomic, cellular) that predict disease activity, renal outcomes, and treatment response.
- Integrate urine proteomics, tissue transcriptomics, immune phenotyping, and clinical data to define biologically meaningful patient subgroups.
- Contribute to the development of risk-prediction tools, biomarker panels, and precision-medicine algorithms.
- Participate in NIH-funded translational studies involving spatial multi-omics, proteomics platforms, and clinical cohorts.
- Lead manuscripts and abstracts in biomarker discovery and translational immunology.
Qualifications
Eligibility Requirements:
Due to T32 funding requirements, applicants must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent U.S. residents.
Required Qualifications
- MD, PhD, or MD/PhD in a clinical or biomedical science discipline.
- Strong interest in biomarker discovery and translational research.
- Experience integrating molecular and clinical data is highly desirable.
- Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.
Ideal Candidate Attributes
- Strong motivation to publish and advance biomarker-based precision medicine.
- Background in immunology, nephrology, rheumatology, pathology, molecular biology, computational biology, or related areas.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work across clinical and computational
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should submit:
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter describing research interests and relevant experience
- 2 Confidential Letters of Recommendation
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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Background Checks
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