Postdoctoral Researcher in Influenza Virology and Innate Immunity (m/f/d)

The research group of Dr Kevin Ciminski at the Institute of Virology, University Medical Center Freiburg, is recruiting for the ERC Starting Grant project FLU-ARMOR Postdoctoral Researcher in Influenza Virology and Innate Immunity (m/f/d) Background: The research group of Dr Kevin Ciminski investigates molecular virus–host interactions that determine the zoonotic and pandemic potential of influenza A viruses. Within the ERC Starting Grant project FLU-ARMOR, we will examine how zoonotic influenza viruses overcome MxA-mediated human innate immune restriction and acquire traits associated with human adaptation.

By combining experimental analyses of viral immune-evasion mechanisms with AI-assisted surveillance approaches, the project aims to identify molecular risk signatures and establish a mechanistically informed framework for the early assessment of emerging influenza viruses and contribute to pandemic preparedness. We offer: a central scientific role in the newly established ERC Starting Grant project FLU-ARMOR the opportunity to develop an independent research profile and supervise junior researchers access to state-of-the-art BSL-3 laboratories, imaging, sequencing and animal fa