Assoc. Scientist, SOM (A)

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The Surgery department has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Scientist SOM (A) position. The incumbent supports the Universitys research goals and objectives by performing laboratory experiments in his/her areas of interest expertise or assignment. Moreover the incumbent performs various analytical procedures involving method development and application development and synthesis.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities including authorship of scientific publications technical and agency reports and patent preparations.

• Publishes in refereed journals in collaboration with department leadership or independently.

• Supervises research employees and non-exempt staff.

• Writes extramural proposals with approval of senior managing staff.

• Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.

• Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.

• Provides ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researchers supervisors and other relevant staff.

• Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).

• Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Ph.D. M.D. or other doctoral level degree in relevant field

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Functions

The Associate Scientist in Pancreatic Cancer Biology will play a central role in advancing a high-impact translational research program within the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The position to join Dr. Nagathihallis Lab offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a high-impact translational research program focused on themolecular and cellular mechanisms underlying pancreatic cancer with the overarching goal of identifying novel therapeutic targets and strategies. The research program is embedded within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment that emphasizes scientific rigor innovation and translational potential. The successful candidate will work on integrative projects involvingin vivo mouse modelstumor immunobiology andmulti-omic profiling with particular attention to mechanisms of tumor progression immune modulation and therapeutic resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The role involves designing and executing hypothesis-driven experiments using genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) PDXs Organoids orthotopic/xenograft/metastatic systems and advanced molecular and cellular techniques to explore discovery-to-translational programs tumor progression immune modulation and treatment resistance. The successful candidate will integrate multi-omic and immunological approaches such as single-cell transcriptomics spatial transcriptomics ChIP-seq ATAC-seq and tumor microenvironment profiling and apply bioinformatic tools (e.g. R) to analyze complex datasets. Additional responsibilities include contributing to manuscript and grant preparation engage in collaborative research projects conduct regular lab meetings presenting findings at scientific conferences mentoring junior trainees and supporting lab organization and collaborative efforts within a rigorous and innovation-driven environment.

Department Specific Qualifications

Education:

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology Immunology Biochemistry Cell/Molecular Biology or related life sciences. Expertise inpancreatic cancer research with experience is preferred.

Experience:

This position requires 4-5 years of basic laboratory research experience including in cancer models. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated proficiency in working with mouse models including breeding surgical tumor implantation and conducting functional assays. A strong background in cancer biology including cancer immunology is highly desirable. Experience with handling and supervising research projects single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis and integration of multi-omic datasets is considered an advantage. Candidates should also possess a strong publication record in high-impact journals supervising post-docs/graduate students and a collaborative scientific mindset.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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