Senior Research Scientist

Senior Research Scientist - 26003015 Pittsburgh, PA 4 DAYS AGO 22561578 Summary Pittsburgh, PA In-Person Competitive Salary 1 Years Experience Any degree above a Master's - e.g. Ph.D., Ed.

D., J.D. No Commission 40.00 hours per week / Day Shift / Full-Time Description Senior Research Scientist Talent Acquisition - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26003015) Job Summary Senior Research Scientist The University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology seeks a Senior Research Scientist in Pittsburgh, PA.

Duties include:

(i) independently leading scientific research projects and supervising trainees and research activities; (ii) High-level molecular biology, including sequencing and sample/library preparation; (iii) working with murine models of immune dysregulation, including asthma, neuroinflammation, autoinflammation, infection, and cardiovascular disease; (iv) immune cells functional assays; (v) cloning and transfection; and (vi) screening primary patient cells for disease-causing mutations. Must have a PhD degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Biology, Immunology or a related field plus three (3) y ears of experience in a related position . Experience must include three (3) years working with: (i) Human immunology research, including primary human immune cell isolation, culture, stimulation, gene editing, and functional analysis; (ii) Murine models of inflammation, allergy, and atherogenesis, including designing and conducting in vivo experiments and processing a wide range of tissues (aorta, lungs, GI, skin) for immunologic analysis, histological analysis, and specialized staining (i.e. aortic plaque staining); (iii) Multiparameter flow cytometry, including experimental design, panel development, compensation, gating strategies, and data analysis; (iv) Molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, ddPCR, RNA-seq; (v) Gene-expression manipulation using lentiviral systems, including viral particles production and transduction for stable knockdown, knockout, or overexpression; (vi) Functional in vitro assays with mammalian cell lines, including evaluation of cell activation, viability, proliferation, cytokine production, etc; and (vii) handling, shaving, and injecting (IV, IP, intradermal) mice and processing broad range of tissues. Experience can be concurrent.

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//www.join.pitt.edu , #26003015. The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer.

Assignment Category:

Full-time regular

Campus:

Pittsburgh Minimum Education Level Required:

Professional Doctorate Degree Minimum Years of Experience Required:

3

Hiring Range:

TBD Based on

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