Associate Staff Scientist (Way)

Cincinnati Children's Office of Academic Affairs and Career Development; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s is seeking an Associate Staff Scientist in the Division of Infectious Diseases to study how the immune system works and how immune responses are regulated, with a focus on maternal–fetal immunology and mucosal tolerance. This is a full-time, on-site position in Cincinnati.

Primary duties include designing and executing experiments, analyzing data, presenting findings, drafting reports and grants, and maintaining current knowledge in the field while ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 3 or more years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, and analyze the data.
• Research and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques. Implement this knowledge in the Division/Department.
• Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
• Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.
• Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure regulatory compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

PhD or equivalent in a relevant field

Job description

Dr. Sing Sing Way’s Laboratory in the Division of Infectious Diseases has an immediate opening for an Associate Staff Scientist to perform research investigating how the immune system works and how immune responses are regulated. The ongoing projects currently revolve around two physiological contexts: (1) reproduction, pregnancy, and immunological changes unique to the maternal-fetal dyad, and (2) commensal tolerance including systemic and local immunological changes in mucosal barrier tissues in health and disease. This position is supported by funding from the NIAID‑NIH, but open to all applicant regardless of visa status. Dr. Way’s laboratory has been at the leading edge of these scientific areas for the past 10 years with seminal publications in Nature, Science, Cell, and Cell Host Microbe. Please contact Dr. Way directly ([e-mail]) for interest or questions.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments, and analyze the data.
• Research and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques. Implement this knowledge in the Division/Department.
• Present research at laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings.
• Draft, write, and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, abstracts, and grants.
• Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.
• Attend required Cincinnati Children’s training sessions and ensure regulatory compliance with all policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant field
• 3 or more years of relevant experience

Primary Location

Location S

Schedule

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Department

Infectious Diseases

Employee Status

Regular

FTE

1

Weekly Hours

40

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's Is

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10 best Children’s Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
• Consistently among the top 3 Children’s Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH)Funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
• One of the nation'sAmerica’s Most Innovative Companiesas noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability
• Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

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