McGowan Career Opportunities
Faculty Opportunities
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Staff Opportunities
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Prepares grant applications, manuscripts, Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, research papers, and assists with complex research papers. Audits research studies, monitors study budgets, resolves complex data collection issues, and implements protocol-specific study recruitment plans. Trains staff and oversees student workers; leads team meetings. Monitors study budgets and orders supplies.
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Assists with and adheres to Institutional Review Board (IRB) renewal, modification, and approved protocols. Recruits research subjects and conducts interviews and research assessments.
•Assists with and adheres to IRB renewal, modification, and approved protocols.
•Recruits research subjects. Conducts research interviews in-person or via telephone while adhering to all applicable protocols. Completes research assessments on study participants.
•Maintains databases in a timely and accurate manner, adhering to all applicable protocols and
regulations.
•Assists with training new personnel as directed.
•Assists with study assessments administration as directed.
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Serves as subject matter expert and conducts independent scientific research projects from inception to presentation. Prepares and crafts various complex documentations of research results into manuscripts, proposals, grant applications, and presentations. Trains undergraduates, junior lab members, and research technicians. Manages laboratory policies and coordinates high-level work and project development in collaboration with other specialists.
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Assists with and adheres to Institutional Review Board (IRB) renewal, modification, and approved protocols. Recruits research subjects and conducts interviews and research assessments.
•Assists with and adheres to IRB renewal, modification, and approved protocols.
•Recruits research subjects. Conducts research interviews in-person or via telephone while adhering to all applicable protocols. Completes research assessments on study participants.
•Maintains databases in a timely and accurate manner, adhering to all applicable protocols and
regulations.
•Assists with training new personnel as directed.
•Assists with study assessments administration as directed.
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Conducts research assessments on study participants. Assists with and adheres to Institutional Review Board (IRB) renewal, modification, and approved protocols. Assists with training staff. Ensures adherence to protocols and corrects issues with data collection.
Essential Functions:
Independent study coordination including screening of potential patients for protocol eligibility, presenting non-medical trial concepts and details to the patients, and participating in the informed consent process. Scheduling of patients for research visits and procedures. In collaboration with the physician and other medical personnel, documents thoroughly on the following: changes in patient condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, response to study drug. Maintains accurate source documents related to all research procedures. Responsible for accurate and timely data collection, documentation, entry, and reporting including timely response to sponsor queries. Schedules and participates in monitoring and auditing activities. Responsible for compiling and reporting on each study including information related to protocol activity, accrual data, workload, and other research information; present this information at regular research staff meetings. Notifies direct supervisor about concerns regarding data quality and study conduct. Works closely with a regulatory coordinator or directly with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to submit Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, protocol deviations, and Safety Letters in accordance with local and federal guidelines. May involve other regulatory/Institutional Review Board duties, budgeting duties, and assisting with patient research billing and reconciliation. Ensures compliance with all federal and local agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA and local Institutional Review Board. Maintains research practices using Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Maintains strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable law. May participate in centralized activities such as auditing, Standard Operating Procedure development, etc. May identify quality and performance improvement opportunities and collaborate with staff in the development of action plans to improve quality. Participates in required training and education programs.
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Performs a variety of independent laboratory work and experiments such as determining experimental protocols and preparation of specimens and cultures. Prepares reports of findings subsequent to compilation and analyzation. Oversees specimen inventory. Develops documentation for publication; crafts manuscripts and grant proposals.
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Performs a variety of independent laboratory work and experiments such as determining experimental protocols and preparation of specimens and cultures. Prepares reports of findings subsequent to compilation and analyzation. Oversees specimen inventory. Develops documentation for publication; crafts manuscripts and grant proposals.
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Performs a variety of independent laboratory work and experiments such as determining experimental protocols and preparation of specimens and cultures. Prepares reports of findings subsequent to compilation and analyzation. Oversees specimen inventory. Develops documentation for publication; crafts manuscripts and grant proposals.
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Performs a variety of laboratory experiments and procedures. Prepares specimens. Oversees supply management. Operates and properly maintains equipment.
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Performs a variety of laboratory experiments and procedures. Prepares specimens. Oversees supply management. Operates and properly maintains equipment.
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Postdoctoral Opportunities
The laboratory of Synthetic Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh is looking for two postdoc candidates to join our research program on programming multicellular systems and designer organoids. The projects will use synthetic and systems biology to program the development of human tissues. The developed tissues are regenerative, scalable, with a high degree of robustness and functionality. We will also identify novel design principles governing human tissue morphogenesis and cooperative cellular behavior and develop new technologies for high content differentiation control through these projects. The model systems span from in vitro human pluripotent stem cells to mouse models. For more information, please see Cell Syst: 2021 20;12(1):41-55.e11 and Trends Biotechnology: 2018 Apr;36(4):415-429.
The lab is located within the world-class Pittsburgh Liver Research Center (PLRC), home to a cutting-edge interdisciplinary research program on Liver diseases. We are also part of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology, and Department of Bioengineering. The candidate will have the opportunity to lead cutting edge highly interdisciplinary projects with collaborators at Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of British Columbia, and Johns Hopkins University. You will have the opportunity to spend parts of your studies in the collaborators’ lab to enrich training experience and career development further. The candidate will engage with the stem cell and synthetic biology communities by presenting work at conferences and publishing high-impact papers and patents.
Minimum/Basic Qualifications: MD and/or PhD degree in a related field of study (bioengineering, molecular biology, and/or cell biology). Ability to perform standard molecular biology and mammalian cell culture techniques. Familiarity with synthetic and systems biology techniques, stem cell and organoids, in vivo mouse models, liver biology, and the hematopoietic system is a significant plus. A good track record of publication and ability to lead projects in fast pace environments is needed. Appointment: This position reports to Dr. Mo Ebrahimkhani and is situated at the PLRC and the university’s main campus. It is a full-time, benefits-eligible, fiscal appointment with a flexible start date. It comes with the possibility of annual renewal, dependent on available funding, performance, and the needs of the university. The salary follows the NIH Pay line scales for postdocs. Applications will be reviewed weekly until the search is closed. A background check is required for employment. The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Mo Ebrahimkhani with their CV, cover letter, and contact information of at least two references included in the email.
University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, searching for trained PhD Clinical Translational Investigator to support the Forman lab’s initiatives in skeletal muscle nitrite science, and to initiate their own grant applications and long-term career.
The Forman lab is based at the University of Pittsburgh as well as the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Its primary orientation is to nitrite science in relation to skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics and physical function in older adults with clinical applications to frailty, heart failure, and COVID-19. The ideal candidate has a background in cellular (bioenergetics, molecular signaling) and human (cardiorespiratory fitness, metabolism, body composition, exercise) physiology, with skills pertaining to both.
The candidate is to be hired as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, with 2-years of hard support provided. Responsibilities are to advance Forman lab initiatives, while also provided opportunities to advance independent initiatives at the University of Pittsburgh and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The candidate will be situated in well-resourced bench and human physiology lab situated within a new research center where a community of investigators from the University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine and Aging Institutes are also situated.
The candidate is to be hired through University of Pittsburgh with an additional appointment at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, such that funding eligibility includes NIH as well as VA funding opportunities.
Salary commensurate with experience, research methodology proficiency.
Key priorities: Capacities for team science, data organization and analysis as well as cellular and human physiological expertise.
Interested candidates contact Daniel Forman at formand@pitt.edu 412-864-2507.
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