Assistant Research Professor

About the role

The Division of Hematology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU) has an opening for a full-time Assistant Research Professor in the Meyer Laboratory. This position is expected to work independently under the guidance of the principal investigator.

Responsibilities

• Formally supervise and train new staff or students as needed, including hiring, performance management, and related duties, in addition to instruction on techniques and consultation on project work.
• Oversee supply and equipment budget under the minimal supervision of the principal investigator or business manager.
• Work with the health and safety department to ensure the lab complies with regulations and all required training(s).
• Manage APB, IRB and APLAC protocols.
• Provide general lab support as needed.
• Manage animal colony and assist with prioritizing and carrying out experiments.
• Design research approaches for a major portion of research project(s), including background research, experimental design and execution, problem-solving, and writing up for publication.
• Develop new methods; test and evaluate a variety of approaches.
• Perform complex analyses of multidimensional data, including running pipelines in a high-performance computing environment.
• Strategically plan and prioritize novel cell engineering approaches occurring in the laboratory and in collaboration with the Gates Institute and Department of Surgery.
• Manage integrated biobanking effort in collaboration with the Hematology Division and maintain liquid nitrogen and -80C freezer sample collections.
• Contribute substantively to the preparation of papers for publication.
• Present ongoing work and findings to colleagues at academic conferences.
• Perform ongoing literature review to remain current with new procedures and related research; propose new research directions based on new advances discussed in the literature.

Qualifications

• A doctoral level degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) in immunology, stem cell biology, experimental hematology, molecular biology, or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• At least one first-author publication in an internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journal.

Conditions of Employment

• Candidate must be able to work with laboratory animals and animal tissues.
• Candidate must meet eligibility requirements for NIH T32 and F32 postdoctoral fellowship awards.

Why Join Us

• The Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Laboratories, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU), Denver is looking for a bright, creative and enthusiastic Research Associate in advancing their career in a new, high-impact laboratory headed by an energetic, recently recruited principal investigators, Dr. Everett Meyer.
• The lab is part of a richly collaborative interdisciplinary group of basic scientists and clinicians from immunology, hematology and molecular biology backgrounds with significant resources.