DescriptionDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Emory University Department of Pediatrics invites interested applicants for the position of Emory Pediatric Research Advanced Molecular Epidemiologic Scientist. The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center provides a rich and collaborative environment for basic, clinical, and translational research and boasts a diverse faculty. Ideal candidates will have a strong record of demonstrated clinical expertise caring for pediatric neuro-oncology patients. The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has close affiliations with research investigators within the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a willingness to collaborate across departmental or center boundaries is essential.
This position will devote the majority of effort to research responsibilities in the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
- Specialize in designing, fabricating, and testing systems to manipulate tiny volumes of fluids (microliters or nanoliters) through micro-scale channels.
- Manage the outreach program that matches biomedical engineering (BME) undergrads with our patients at Children's.
- Seek funding opportunities with the collaboration of faculty in the pediatric population sciences program
- Design biological experimental and analytic plans for laboratory-based studies
- Provide analytic support for trainees and staff
Successful candidates will have:
- PhD degree
- A strong record of scholarship and appropriate funding as an investigator, and will be expected to work in a collaborative fashion, conducting nationally recognized research in pediatric hematology
- A history of academic excellence/achievement
- A strong interest in the mentorship of trainees and junior faculty to support growth in research and scholarship
- A history of service or leadership in a hematology-oncology program
Salary will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments. The primary focus of this position will be on innovative research and administrative duties. (100% effort).
NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.
