Post-Doctoral Fellow

Posting Summary

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Posting Number	RTF00239PO24
USC Market Title	Post Doctoral Fellow
Link to USC Market Title	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/156387
Business Title (Internal Title)	Post-Doctoral Fellow
Campus	School of Medicine Columbia
Work County	Richland
College/Division	School of Medicine Columbia
Department	SOMC Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
Advertised Salary Range	Salary commensurate with qualifications
Location of Vacancy
Part/Full Time	Full Time
Hours per Week	37.5
Work Schedule	The normal work schedule will be established by the supervisor and may vary depending upon the needs of the department.
Type of Staff Position	Staff Research Grant (SRGP)
Basis	12 months
Job Search Category	Post-doctoral

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South Carolina Retirement	No
State Insurance Programs	Yes
Annual Leave	Yes
Sick Leave	Yes

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary	Serves as a Post-Doctoral Fellow under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) pursuing metabolism and immunology-based research. Study projects focus on the mechanisms involved in high fat diet-induced colorectal cancer with emphasis on immune function, metabolism, and microbiome. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for overseeing all animal experiments in the PI’s lab. This may include setting up and designing animal experiments. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for procedures performed on mice; this may include, but is not limited to, surgical procedures and imaging. The post-doctoral fellow will also be responsible for the daily care of mice according to the PI’s animal use protocols. This may include weighing the mice, administering diets or biological compounds to mice, or behavioral testing in mice as well as oversee tissue collection from mice at the completion of experiments and appropriate processing and storage of tissues. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for overseeing all assessments in the PI’s laboratory. This includes appropriate processing and storage of biological samples and assessment of biological outcomes and biomarkers in biological samples. This may include, but is not limited to, measurement of metabolic markers, assessment of inflammatory cytokines, assessment of immune cells, and assessment of various proteins and genes of interest. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for writing abstracts, manuscripts, and grants in association with the PI. This may include the generation of initial drafts or editing of drafts. The post-doctoral fellow may also be required to submit manuscripts through journal portals. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for compiling data in excel spreadsheets in running statistical analysis and generation of graphics. This data may be included in publications, presentations or grant applications.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience	Requires a Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in area of specialty.
Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials
Preferred Qualifications	Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in any biomedical sciences including Immunology, Molecular/Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, or other related discipline. Previous research experience with a focus on metabolism, immunology, microbiome and/or cancer.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities	Demonstrated ability to follow general lab practices. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and spreadsheet software skills are essential. Knowledgeable of hazards of laboratory activities and related safety practices, skilled in setting up, care and use of laboratory equipment.  The ability to develop and assist with the development of new and improved methodology. Required to conduct research activities lawfully and ethically by consistently adhering to compliance policies. Ability to work with animals.

Job Duties

Job Duty	Animal work: The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for overseeing all animal experiments in the PI’s lab. This may include setting up and designing animal experiments. The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for procedures performed on mice; this may include, but is not limited to, surgical procedures and imaging. The post-doctoral fellow will also be responsible for the daily care of mice according to the PIs animal use protocols. This may include weighing the mice, administering diets or biological compounds to mice, or behavioral testing in mice. This individual will also oversee tissue collection from mice at the completion of experiments and appropriate processing and storage of tissues.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	30

Job Duty	Bench work: The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for overseeing all assessments in the PI’s laboratory. This includes appropriate processing and storage of biological samples and assessment of biological outcomes and biomarkers in biological samples. This may include, but is not limited to, measurement of metabolic markers, assessment of inflammatory cytokines, assessment of immune cells, and assessment of various proteins and genes of interest.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	50

Job Duty	Writing: The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for writing abstracts, manuscripts, and grants in association with the PI. This may include the generation of initial drafts or editing of drafts. The post-doctoral fellow may also be required to submit manuscripts through journal portals.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	10

Job Duty	Data analysis: The post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for compiling data in excel spreadsheets in running statistical analysis and generation of graphics. This data may be included in publications, presentations or grant applications.
Essential Function	Yes
Percentage of Time	10

Position Attributes

Hazardous weather category	Non-Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing.	Yes

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies	1
Desired Start Date	09/16/2024
Position End Date	09/15/2025
Job Open Date	08/20/2024
Job Close Date	05/31/2025
Open Until Filled	No
Special Instructions to Applicant	Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email. We are only accepting applications submitted by May 31, 2025.
Quicklink for Posting	https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/174468
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