Postdoctoral Fellow - PAR T cell design

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kwong lab, part of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow focused on PAR T cell design and synthetic immunity.

The role involves leading experimental design, bench and animal studies, and driving projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We seek exceptional candidates with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field, strong immunology and biosensor expertise, and a track

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field is required.
• Experience in cancer immunology, biosensors, or related areas is highly preferred.
• Strong experimental design, data interpretation, and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular internal project meetings and data reviews.
• Provide research expertise to aid lab trainees including graduate students and undergraduates.
• Collaborate with the lab director on grant administration, project budgets, and scientific reporting.
• Lead drafting of manuscripts and grant applications.

Skills

Experimental design

Data interpretation

Collaboration and teamwork

Communication skills

Molecular biology techniques

Flow cytometry

qPCR

Statistical analysis (SPSS/GraphPad)

Education

PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field

Tools

SPSS

GraphPad Prism

Lentivirus production

Cell culture

NGS data analysis

Job description

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at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University has a student body of 1,200 undergraduates, 260 graduate students, and 70 primary and 73 program faculty. In 2023 US News Graduate Program Rankings placed the department as the #1 ranked department in BME in the United States and our Undergraduate Program as the # 2 department in the United States. Since its beginning, the unique partnership between two of the nation’s leading public and private entities has been an innovation engine for research and education. Combining the engineering and medical strengths at Georgia Tech and Emory, we are focused on solving some of the toughest problems facing our state, the nation, and the world.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The Kwong lab in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity focused on PAR T cell design.

The Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity (LSI) is an interdisciplinary research group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine. Founded in 2014 by Director Dr. Gabe Kwong, the mission of LSI is to pioneer the next wave of immunotherapies and diagnostics to intercept diseases at an early stage and develop treatments that drive deep responses to meaningfully improve patient outcomes.

We are currently seeking exceptional individuals to join our research group as a Postdoctoral Fellow. The successful candidate will be a motivated and creative individual that will pioneer new categories of immune biosensors that leverage design principles from synthetic biology and cell engineering for early cancer detection. They will take a lead role in experimental design, execution of experiments, and interpretation of results to achieve the major objectives of the project.

The successful candidate will thrive on teamwork and collaboration. They will embrace a fast-paced environment and work closely with lab members to cultivate a positive and inclusive environment. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-funded research group with a track-record of academic excellence, breakthrough innovation and technology translation!

Responsibilities

Work closely with the director and lab members in experimental design, bench and animal studies with a focus in PAR T Cell design:

• Play a lead role in regular internal project meetings and data reviews.
• Provide research expertise to aid lab trainees including, graduate students, and undergraduates
• Work with the lab director and university officials in grant administration, project budgets, and scientific reporting.
• Play a lead role in drafting manuscripts and grant applications

Required Qualifications

PhD in Biomedical Engineering or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Immunology, or related fields with deep expertise in cancer immunology and/or biosensors.
• Expertise in the design and testing of sense-and-respond biocircuits for cancer therapy or diagnostics.
• Proficiency in cell and molecular biology techniques including sterile technique, cell culture, chromatography, electrophoresis, and flow cytometry.
• Proficiency in animal studies including live animal imaging, animal handling and drug administration, necropsy and cell isolation.
• Skilled in molecular cloning, lentivirus production, T cell transduction, protein production and purification.
• Experience with T cell isolation, tumor inoculation; isolation, and dissociation of mouse tumor xenografts.
• Experience with qPCR, next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation, NGS data analysis is plus.
• Proficiency with statistical software like SPSS and/or GraphPad Prism.
• Excellent organizational, communication, time-management, and collaboration skills are required.
• Demonstrated desire to mentor graduate and/or undergraduate students.

Required Documents to Attach

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter

Contact Information

Dr. Gabe Kwong, Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Fellow [e-mail].

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

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