Postdoctoral Fellow - Tumor Immunology
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7275750 (Ref:10027485)
Posted: August 27, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.
Pay Rate: $34 hr. - $37.55 hr.
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theBeckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
The laboratory of Dr. Heather McGee, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Immuno-Oncology, is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Fellow with experience in immunology or tumor immunology. Dr. McGee leads an exciting and dynamic research group at the forefront of studies on the immune response to radiation.
The focus of the lab is to understand how radiation activates tissue resident immune cells in various tumor microenvironments. Their goals are to identify key molecular and immunologic pathways activated by radiation that can be targeted to enhance anti-tumor immunity and/or minimize normal tissue toxicity for gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. In addition, we have discovered a novel immune-mediated mechanism that contributes to the development of early-onset colorectal cancer and are investigating the epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of this pathway.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a very motivated and ambitious scientist to thrive and obtain first-author publications and grants that will allow him or her to become an independent Principal Investigator in the future.
For more information on Dr. McGee’s research please visit here.
As a successful candidate, you will:
· Devise, plan, and contribute original ideas to basic science and translational projects focused on 1) immune response to radiation in the liver tumor microenvironment and 2) immune determinants of early-onset colorectal cancer.
· Work in close collaboration with other team members and both internal and external collaborators.
· Train and supervise junior scientists in the lab.
· Collect data to be used for lab meetings and grant applications
· Prepare manuscripts for publication with Dr. McGee.
· A Ph.D. degree in tumor immunology or immunology is required.
· Experience in tumor immunology (8-20 color flow cytometry, adoptive transfer experiments)
· Evidence of scientific rigor and excellence as documented by first author high-impact peer-reviewed publications.
· Previous experience working with tumor animal models (transgenic and knock-in reporter mice).
· Strong team player with excellent communication skills and fluency in English (both spoken and written).
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The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
