Research Scientist I​/II - T Cell Sensor Engineering

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

The Kwong lab in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a non‑tenure‑track research faculty position in Laboratory for Synthetic Immunity (LSI).

LSI is an interdisciplinary research group focused on pioneering the next wave of immunotherapies and diagnostics to intercept diseases early and develop treatments that drive deep responses to meaningfully improve patient outcomes.

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to join our research group as a Research Scientist. The successful candidate will be motivated, creative, and able to 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, 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.

• Work closely with the director and lab members in experimental design, bench and animal studies.
• Play a lead role in regular internal project meetings and data reviews.
• Provide research expertise to aid lab trainees, including graduate students and undergraduates, to achieve their research objectives and degree milestones.
• 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.

This vacancy is an open‑rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with research faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook.

Research Scientist I

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or a related field.

Research Scientist II

• A Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering or related field, and three (3) years of relevant full‑time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master's degree in chemical engineering or related field, and five (5) years of relevant full‑time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree.

• 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 Graph Pad Prism.
• Excellent organizational, communication, time‑management, and collaboration skills are required.
• Demonstrated desire to mentor graduate and/or undergraduate students.

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter

Dr. Gabe Kwong, Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Fellow

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre‑employment background screening.

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