Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
We are looking for an intellectually curious and motivated post-doc to study tumor-associated macrophages, using the latest in single-cell transcriptomic, spatial, and CRISPR technologies. We will provide salary support and technician assistance for the post-docs’ research, with the goal of publishing multiple high-impact papers during the post-doctoral training period. We have a particular interest in understanding the immune response against prostate cancer, a disease that is intrinsically resistant to T-cell directed immunotherapy. This work has the potential to identify novel myeloid-directed therapeutics and enable personalized approaches to treat patients resistant to standard-of-care immunotherapies. When applying, please state why you are interested in this field of research in your cover letter and why you would be a good fit for the Miller lab.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
PhD in Immunology, Cancer Biology, or a closely related field
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
PhD level research experience
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
PhD level research experience, ideally with prior animal work
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
