UNIV - Open Rank - Research Faculty - Pharmacology & Immunology

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pharmacology and Immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is inviting applications for a research-track Assistant Professor position to serve as an analytical and translational researcher experienced in single cell and spatial mass spectrometry imaging of multiple biomolecules associated with human diseases.

Requirements

• PhD in Biomedical Science, Immunology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, or a related quantitative field; or an MD degree with appropriate technical education and experience.
• Mastery in practical applications of mass spectrometry imaging, glycomics, lipidomics, metabolomics and proteomics, as well as data processing, biostatistics and AI technologies is a must.
• Foundational understanding of current mass spectrometry platforms, especially MALDI-TOF based instruments used for slide arrays and tissue profiling.
• Experience in multi-omic single cell analysis of immune cells.
• Foundational understanding of glycosylation pathways in living systems.
• Established track record in identifying and evaluating biomolecules as disease biomarkers.
• Ability to integrate and analyze large scale multi-omic data sets.
• Machine learning, artificial intelligence, multivariate analysis, spatial statistics.
• Demonstrated experience of teaching biomedical topics in graduate or medical courses.

Nice To Haves

• Research experience of a minimum of two years at a post-doctoral level.
• Track record of publications and extramural funding competition.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an extramurally funded research program.
• Teach in the Department of P&I graduate program.
• Offer expertise to related research cores (e.g. the Digestive Disease Research Center Core for Proteomics and the I3 Umbrella Omics Core).

Benefits

• The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• MUSC participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree