Summary

The Center for Cell and Gene Therapy is seeking an experienced Staff Scientist immunology researcher with multiple years of postdoctoral experience and excellent communication skills. Previous experience in setting-up, maintaining and expanding cutting-edge research laboratory in the USA is preferable. The position will include tasks like management of a research laboratory (20%), supervision of less-experienced research personnel (30%) and active laboratory work (50%). 

Job Duties

• Plans, directs and conducts research experiments. 
• Evaluates and analyzes data. 
• Develops research techniques and performs applications required for specific research projects. 
• May conduct literature searches and summarize information in an appropriate format for a particular study. 
• Documents results of experiments and reports to principal investigators. 
• May supervise, schedule and coordinate the activities of less experienced research staff. 
• Plans and organizes administrative research-specific operations of the laboratory of Dr. Wagner, including contributing to decisions on purchasing of devices and services, as well as hiring / evaluation of recruits and less-experienced research staff.
• Participates in the development and execution of grants in respect to budgets; in particular the overseeing of expenditures of grant monies by performing basic accounting functions for the laboratory.
• Responsible for setup of the Wagner laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine (organization of lab space, purchasing devices, including technology transfers from previous laboratory site in Berlin-Germany to Houston). 
• Participates in regular meetings of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy and the Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine as well as other department retreats. 
• Participates and contributes to national and international scientific conferences on behalf of the Wagner lab. 
• Organizes of international exchange and coordination of intra/interinstitutional collaborations of the laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree. Experience may not be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Three years of post-doctoral research experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in flow cytometry and animal studies (small animals, mice/rats) is a must. 
• Five years' experience in running a laboratory, including co-supervision of technical work of students of different levels (e.g. undergrad, PhD students and MDs). 
• Previous experience with setting up a laboratory in the US is preferred.