UNIV - Staff Scientist I - Department of Medicine: Division of Hematology Oncology

Staff Scientist I - Department of Medicine:
Division of Hematology Oncology

A position for Staff Scientist I/Lab Manager is open in the laboratory of Dr. Russell W. Jenkins. The successful candidate will oversee lab operations as well as assist in the planning and oversight of research projects that utilize in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro tumor model systems to examine novel therapeutic strategies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy.

The level of complexity of this work is high with requisite knowledge of murine tumor models, cancer cell biology, T cell biology, basic immunology, and cancer immunology. This position requires previous laboratory management experience and experience supervising 1 or more research technicians and assisting in the teaching and training of graduate students and other trainees. The candidate is also expected to develop new areas of research, conduct experiments and perform independent data analysis, assist with the preparation of manuscripts and grants, and present at meetings.

Principal duties are to assist in experiments for research projects under supervision of the project head and the PI of the laboratory. Specifically, the lab is part of Medical University of South Carolina & Hollings Cancer Center and the focus is on cancer immunotherapy. The primary role of this position is to process patient samples from the clinic using the lab's cutting-edge technology to evaluate response and resistance to cancer immunotherapeutics.