Postdoctoral Fellow - TRO Radiation Oncology - Research

The primary purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to assist the Principal Investigator and other Faculty members with scientific research projects. The primary activity of this position is academic research in association with a faculty member or team. A position is available immediately in the area of cancer immunology and translational research. The laboratory seeks to study therapy induced immune suppression and test drugs that can restore immunity and enhance immune responses with cancer therapies and translate those findings to the clinic in ongoing clinical trials. We are interested in studying immunologic mechanisms that confer response through various drugs that can act in tissue or bone marrow using various in vitro and in vivo tumor models. All duties and responsibilities are carried out in compliance with institutional policies, ethical research standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Perform technical laboratory duties, techniques, in vivo and in vitro experiments studying immune biology in the context of cytotoxic cancer therapies and response to treatments including immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
2. Projects will include using mouse tumor models to assess immunologic effects of cancer therapy induced immune suppression on tumor biology and drugs or cytokines that could reverse this effect in tumor bearing animals; small animal image-guided radiotherapy; tissue harvesting and microscopy; in vivo and ex vivo immunological assays; single cell sequencing methods and/or single cell cytokine analysis; implementation/development of novel protocols and procedures; execution of experiments; analysis of results.
3. Familiarity with histology, animal husbandry, in vivo surgical techniques, immune and proteomic or transcriptomic assays is preferred. Ideal candidates would possess experience in molecular biology, cell culture, and animal models of human cancer.
4. Training and supervising other research personnel on techniques and equipment procedures
5. Maintenance of laboratory safety procedures and records and facilities
6. Collect, analyze, plot data using appropriate software applications, store and record data on computer and lab notebooks

1. Assist in writing of scientific papers for publication, grant applications and presentations at scientific meetings
2. Other duties as assigned

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

Required: Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate

EXPERIENCE

Required: At least 4 years of experience in scientific or experimental research work Preferred: With preferred degree, with at least four years of required experience and proven scholarship in peer-reviewed publications as a first author and presentations at major meetings.

POSITION INFORMATION

MD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000 depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition Offsite work arrangements are subject to approval and may be modified or revoked at any time based on business needs, performance considerations, or regulatory requirements. This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center