Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title Postdoctoral Research Associate Agency Texas A&M University Health Science Center Department Ibt Center For Translational Cancer Research Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location Houston, Texas Job Type Staff

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As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate is responsible for conducting translational pharmacology research in cancer therapeutics within the Drug Discovery Resource Center, with an initial emphasis on the pharmacology of natural killer cell fortification in collaboration with research partners at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will utilize the skills and expertise granted to them by their education and experience to complete research projects focused on mechanism of action, pharmacologic response, assay development, and translation of positive results toward patient treatment.

Writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications. Assists with the preparation and cleaning of worksite. May collaborate with other researchers, faculty, and external partners.

Salary:
Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience. Location/

Schedule:

Houston, TX/Full-Time;
May have to work on the weekends and/or after normal hours May travel as required.

• Under general supervision, is responsible for conducting research into their field of expertise.
• Coordinates research activities with Drug Discovery Resource Center leadership and other internal or external collaborators as appropriate to advance translational objectives.
• Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in their field of expertise.
• Develops, adapts, and performs biochemical, cell-based, immunologic, imaging, and/or computational assays as appropriate to project goals, including assay-development and drug-discovery workflows.
• Analyzes research data, summarizes results, and interprets findings in the context of drug discovery and development.
• Writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications.
• Assists with the preparation and cleaning of worksite.

• May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project, including training in assay execution, data analysis, good laboratory practices, and collaborative drug discovery workflows.

• Prepares presentation materials on research topic that may be presented to small and/or large groups, including internal program meetings, advisory or training-program meetings, external collaborators, and research sponsors.
• Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors, collaborative project teams, and training or career-development programs as appropriate.

• Participates in interdisciplinary proposal-team activities and assists with organization, data compilation, literature review, figure/table preparation, and technical documentation in support of external funding proposals including personal fellowships and program related proposals.
• Contributes to emerging program efforts in drug discovery and development, including future projects involving blood-brain barrier models and neurodegenerative disease such as DPRIT and related funding opportunities become available.
• Engages in individualized training in drug discovery and development, regulatory and commercial translation, collaborative…