Research Teaching Specialist II

Job Category Staff & Executive
- Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department

Department CINJ
- Medical Immunology

Overview

RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION , MISSION , AND CORE VALUES :

VISION :

Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.

MISSION :

Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.

CORE VALUES :

Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge

Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection

Collaboration:

approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge

Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions
Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist II within the Medical Immunology Department at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.
The primary role of the Research Teaching Specialist II ( RTS II), under direction of the Principal Investigator, Christian Hinrichs, is to design and conduct highly specialized, technical research in tumor immunology with a focus on the discovery and development of T cell therapy for cancer, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and gene engineered T cells. Active areas of research include T cell receptor discovery, membrane-tethered cytokine technologies, tumor resistance mutations, target antigen discovery, and preclinical development of new TCR
-based treatments. There will be opportunities to work in an interdisciplinary team both in clinical and laboratory research settings on a variety of high impact, cutting edge projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Conducts multidisciplinary research in the area of tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy with a focus on the discovery and development of T cell therapy for cancer, including cell culture, immunologic assays, molecular assays, gene engineering, and animal experiments.
• Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, investigates, reviews, modifies, develops, and tests new analytical procedures and methodologies.
• Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, assists with the design of research studies, according to study protocols.
• Functions as a scientific consultant in areas pertaining to specific expertise and trains personnel in the laboratory.
• Interprets raw analytical data and presents and submits conclusions to the Principal Investigator for approval.
• Prepares or participates in the preparation of sound, accurate, written and oral reports relating to research, grant, and other activities containing findings, conclusions, or recommendations.
• Keeps detailed laboratory notebooks and stores digital research data in designated locations.
• Follows laboratory rules and research protocols.
• Collaborates with other laboratory members to maintain laboratory equipment, manage shared supplies and inventories, review…