Instructor, Research Faculty Appointment (RFA), Experimental Radiation Oncology

P o s i t ion T i t le: In s tru c tor, Research Faculty Appointment D epar t me n t: E x per i me n t al R adi a t i on O n co l ogy D ivi s io n : R adi a tion O n co l ogy R epor t s t o : Khandan Keyomarsi, Ph.D. MIS S I ON S TAR T ME N T T he m ission of T h e Uni v e r s i ty of Texas M. D. A n d e r s on C anc e r C e n t e r is to e l i m in a te c anc e r i n T ex a s, t he na t ion, a n d t h e wo r ld thr oug h outs t a nding pro g ra m s t h at i nte g r a te p a t ie n t c a r e, r es ear c h and pre v en t ion, and th r ou g h e d uc a ti o n f o r un d e r g radu a te a n d g radu a te s t u d en t s, t r a i n ee s , pr o f e ss i on a l s , e m plo y ees and t he p u b l ic.

S U MM AR Y T he p r i m a r y purpose o f the I ns t ruc t o r, RFA po s i t ion is to a p ply tech n i c al e xp e r t ise and expe r ie n ce to p lan, coo r di n a t e, desi g n, su p e r v i s e and ca r ry out c u r r en t ly fund e d r e se ar ch p r o j e c t s ; d e v e l op new l i nes o f r e se a rch to s upp o rt purs u it of a dd i t i on a l fu n di n g option s ; a n d m a i nt a in a c ons i s t e nt rec o rd o f pu b l i c at ions and g ra n t ap p l i c a tio n s.

R equ i r es sc i en t i f ic and tec h nic a l b a c k g round, ind e pen d ent d ec i s i o n m a k in g , j ud g m ent a nd or g a n i z a t i o nal s k i ll s and i n no v a t i v e p a r t i c ip a t i o n. C ondu c ts res e a r ch, u t i li z es i n s t it u t ion l i b ra r y , a rc h i v es, c o l l ec t io n s, a n d ot h er sou r c es o f i nf o r m a t ion to c ol l ect, r e co r d , an a l y z e, and e v a l ua t e f a c t s.

Di scu s ses f i ndin g s wi t h m en t ors, co l lab o ra t or s , and s t a ff t o e v a l ua t e v a l i d ity of fin d in g s. Prep a r e s r e po r ts o f co m p l e t ed pr o je c ts for pub l i c a t i o n in tech n i c al jo u rn a ls, for p r e s e nt a tion to fun d ing a g enc y , or f o r u s e i n f u rt h er app l ied or t h eo r e t ic a l res e a r ch ac t i v it i es.

Mu s t be ab l e t o a ssu r e co m pli a nce w ith sa f e t y s t and a rds e m plo y ed by t h e Depa r t m en t , D i v i s ion, a n d I ns t itu t ion. C O R E VALUES C a r ing B eha v i o rs

• C ourt e s y : I s always respectful and courteous to each other
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• R e l i ab i l i t y : C o m m unicat e s fre q ue n tl y , hon e s t ly and o p en l y
• A ccoun t ab il it y : H ol d s s el f and o t he r s a c cou n ta b le for pra c t i c i ng our v a l ues
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• Perso n al L ead e rs h i p /S e l f -I ni t i a ti v e: He lps ot h e r s to i d en t ify and s o l v e p r o ble m s; See k s per s on a l g ro w th and e n ab l es o th e rs t o do s o S P E CI FI C F UNC T I O N S /C O M P E N TE NC IES
• D e v e l ops and m a i nt a in r es e a r ch pr o je c ts, co m prehend r e l e v ance of res u l ts a n d i n t e g ra t e r es e a r c h d a ta, ide n t i fy and s o l v e p r o b le m s r e l a t ing to job r espo n s i b i l it ies u t il i z ing k no w led g e and exp e ri e nce.
• E nsu r e s t hat s a fe t y s tand ar ds a r e m a i nt a ined in the la b ora t or y , co l la b or a te w ith o t her in v es t i g a t o r s at MD A C C and ou t s i d e t his i ns t it u ti o n on re s ea r ch p r o j e c t s.
• Must be present physically to work a minimum of 40 hours per week in the Institution.
• Must read and comprehend research literature and attend seminars to be well informed on latest scientific developments in field of interest.
• Performs basic science and translational research projects related to cancer treatment and mechanism of action of drug action and resistance.
• Study pathways to circumvent standard of care drug resistance in breast cancer patients using novel therapeutics (i.e drugs targeting different cell cycle pathways)
• D e v e l ops new s t ra t e g ies a n d to o ls to d e fi n e t he r ol e s a nd m echan i s m s of CDK4/6 inhibitor drug resistance in breast cancer using a variety of in vitro and vivo model systems. WO R K C O ND IT I O N S Labor a t o ry En v iron m en t . These a r e con s id e red ac c ep ta ble, b u t m ay in v ol v e expo s ure to t o xi c , a ll e r g ic, a n d rad i oa c ti v e co m pounds, a n d hu m a n - de r i v ed m a t e r i a l . A le r tne s s and c a re f ul a t te nt ion a re req u i r ed t o a v oid i n j u ry to s e l f and o th e rs. R equ i res occ a s i o nal w ee k end and e v en i ng w or k . R eq u i r es l i f tin g , be n ding f r om the w a i s t , and re a ch i ng abo v e t he sho u ld e r t o r e t r ie v e e q u i p m en t , rea g en t s, and ot h er i te m s wei g hing up to 20 lb s . Mu s t be a ble to w o rk at an in s tru m ent f or s e v e r a l ho u r s wi t h out a b r ea k , m ust be ab l e to m o v e bet w een a r e as of the lab, b u i ldin g , or to o th e r bu i l d in g s, m ust be a b le to s t and or s i t f o r e x te n ded pe rio d s of t i m e. Must h a v e g ood m anual dex t e r ity f o r di g i tal m an i pula t ion and h and to e y e coord i na t ion for m an i pu la t ion o f a n i m a l s, te s t t ube s , and o t her la b or a t o ry de v ic e s. M u st w o rk w ith a n i m a l s. E DUCA T I O N R equ i r ed: Ph. D . i n a n a t u r al s c i e nce o r e q ui v a l e n t. E X P E R IE NC E R equ i r ed: Four y ears o f post-graduate ex p e r ien c e wi th biomedical focus with important first-author or senior author publications. Pre f e r re d : T h r ee y ea r s of p os t - graduate exp e ri e nce in a bas i c s c ie n ce lab o r a tory with important first-author or senior author publications. O T H E R Pre f e r re d : Knowledge of basic cellular and molecular biology techniques and operation of scientific instruments and techniques used in related fields of research, such as optical microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, spectrophotometry, image analysis, immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, subcutaneous and orthotopic animal model experimentation. Cell biology background in in vivo models and biochemistry background in protein analysis, ELISA assays, antibody generation and screening will be preferred. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html