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Resources

The IGB has a thriving community of faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and researchers. New opportunities to join our institute occur frequently, visit the links below for specific information.

Employment Opportunities

Research Scientist and Managing Director, IGB

Seeking a Postdoc for the FLUdetect Study
The FLUdetect is a unique clinical study aimed at understanding viral and immune dynamics in humans to shape testing, vaccination, and transmission control strategies for the influenza virus. You will supervise laboratory staff and investigate flu and other respiratory viruses in clinical samples collected through the study. Furthermore, you will establish and conduct immunological assays to evaluate how the immune status of study participants changes during infection. If interested, please email your CV and cover letter to jayahc@illinois.edu.

 

Fellowships

We offer a number of fellowships for truly exceptional young scholars. Fellowships can be offered through any of our research themes, as well as for Outreach and Public Engagement.

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Professional Skills for Careers in Biosciences (PSCB)

The PSCB workshop series is intended for graduate students and postdocs to develop and enhance their universal job skills, including communication, professionalism, marketing, budgeting, and leadership.

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IGB Outreach Certificate program

This program enables students and research trainees at the University of Illinois to formalize their science-related public engagement experiences and training by earning a certificate in science outreach.

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Join a research theme

With faculty from over 30 departments on campus, the IGB is continually looking to involve new members to work in our multidisciplinary, thematic research themes. This includes assistant professors, who can scale their involvement to fit the needs of building their own lab, while still reaping the benefits of working at the IGB as outlined below.

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