Positions Available Within the UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence
Post Doctoral Associate, UMass Chan Medical School
The Maehr laboratory is looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow in the Program of Molecular Medicine and Diabetes Center of Excellence. Their research focuses on human pluripotent stem cell-based disease models to investigate and to find novel treatment strategies for immune syndromes, such as Type 1 diabetes.
Post Doctoral Associate
The Greiner and Brehm Labs seek an outstanding individual for a fully funded postdoctoral position. Their laboratories are developing a number of cutting-edge humanized mouse models to study Type 1 diabetes. Research interests include; 1) effector functions of human autoreactive T cells, 2) interactions between autoreactive T cells and human pancreatic beta cells and 3) identifying immune therapeutics that suppress the destruction of human beta cells by autoreactive T cells. To address these interests, a number of approaches are used including immunological, cellular, molecular and genomic. In addition to learning multidisciplinary approaches to study human Type 1 diabetes, the candidate will have opportunities for career development in both academic and private sectors.
Research Lab Technician - $2,000 sign-on bonus
The Harlan Lab seeks an experienced and innovative biomedical technician for studies to fully characterize human pancreatic islets procured from deceased donors with, and without, diabetes. From the precious samples, the team characterizes each islet’s hormone secretion when cultured in low and high glucose, quantifies the precise cellular constituents of each islet (which varies from donor to donor and even islet to islet within each donor’s pancreas), then assesses the single cell transcriptome from each islet cell- including infiltrating immune cells from donors diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Bioinformatician
The bioinformatician is responsible for the design, development, evaluation and iterative modification of a technical infrastructure to expedite the quantitative evaluation of data resulting from studies that are laboratory based. The position will entail the establishment and maintenance of applicable in-house bioinformatics resources and interaction with individual lab members on customized research projects, as well independent projects that are solely computational.
Research Associate: Molecular Medicine/Diabetes - $2,000 Sign on bonus
Seeking a highly motivated individual to join a dynamic research team in the area of stem cell biology and epigenetics. The research associate will apply cutting edge molecular biology and next generation sequencing technologies, and closely interact with other lab members to design and execute projects. The individual will learn and apply cutting edge molecular biology and epigenomics approaches on models of development and immune diseases. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in molecular biology.
Senior Research Nurse
This person will carry out all delegated tasks related to complex protocols testing investigational drugs, devices, or research interventions. The senior research nurse is a primary resource for study protocol conduct acting as a liaison between the UMass Chan Medical School, clinical partners such as UMass Memorial Health, the Principal Investigator, Institutional Review Board, and sponsors to ensure good clinical practice standards throughout the life cycle of the study.
Research Associate
Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator, this person will conduct a variety of complex research experiments and is responsible for overseeing laboratory operations within the Department.
Manager, Clinical Research Project
Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator, this person will be responsible for implementing multiple research and other projects from inception to completion and overseeing the daily operations.