Research Scientist II

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This position is in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University has a student body of 1,200 undergraduates, 425 graduate students, and 80 primary and 73 program faculty. In 2025 US News Graduate Program Rankings placed the department as the #2 ranked department in BME in the United States and our Undergraduate Program as the #2 department in the United States. Since its beginning, the unique partnership between two of the nation's leading public and private entities has been an innovation engine for research and education. Combining the engineering and medical strengths at Georgia Tech and Emory, we are focused on solving some of the toughest problems facing our state, the nation, and the world. We are a diverse and international community of faculty, students and staff who promote equity, diversity, and inclusion on our campuses.

Atlanta, GA

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The Research Scientist II is a research faculty member who typically has an educational and/or work background in science.

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine is seeking a Research Scientist to join its team in the Deans lab, which is an applied synthetic biology lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory School of Medicine. The lab focuses on building genetic tools to program pluripotent stem cells to drive their differentiation to produce mature hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that can be further programmed for differentiating down the hematopoietic lineages for producing mature cells of the blood system. Additional genetic tools are built to engineer cells during the differentiation process to make enhanced cells for next-generation cell therapies.

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to join our research group as a postdoctoral fellow and/or as a research scientist. The successful candidate will have a lead role in experimental design, the execution of experiments, and processing data for publications. Additionally, the successful candidate must be able to work and collaborate in a team spirited lab environment and contribute to the positive and inclusive environment in the lab.

In addition to Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, or related area, this rank requires one (1) of the following:

A Master's degree and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree,

A Master's degree and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or

A Doctoral degree.

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Stem cells, or related fields with extensive experience in cell culture.
Proficiency in the design-build-test-learn approach in synthetic biology for building new genetic tools.
Proficiency in molecular biology techniques, flow cytometry, and microscopy.
Proficiency in animal studies including injections, cell isolation, live animal imaging, and necropsy.
Proficiency in hematopoiesis.
Experience with next-generation sequencing library preparation.
Daily lab notebook updates are required.
Excellent organizational skills, communication, time-management, and collaboration skills are required.

68,224.00- 75,626.20 (commensurate with experience)

Tara Deans - tara.deans@bme.gatech.edu

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This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening