Our Commitment 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.    

Who we are 

Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.   

Location/Schedule: Houston, TX/Full-Time

Apply! Submitting a cover letter, CV/Resume to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume. 

Required Education and Experience

• MD/PhD in biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, cancer biology, pharmacology, molecular biology, or a related biomedical science field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cancer biology, molecular biology, cell culture, and animal cancer models. 

• MD/PhD with experience in translational cancer biology, cancer prevention, immunology, epigenetics, or related biomedical research.  Animal cancer models, primary tissue culture, 3D spheroid/organoid cultures, molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and immunology assays.

• Epigenetics, HDAC biology, host immune surveillance, antigen-presentation pathways, immunoproteosome assays, with technical expertise of FACS, RNA-seq, Co-IP, ChIP, and T-cell co-culture systems.

• Experience in performing rodent tumor studies under approved IACUC protocols, including oral gavage, intra-venous, intra-peritoneal and subcutaneous injections 

• Experience with antibody development, hybridoma screening, ELISA-based assays, and antibody characterization.

• Clinical or translational research background, including MD training or experience connecting preclinical findings to human disease relevance, is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

• Must be literate in the English language and be able to comprehend and follow effectively both written and verbal instructions.

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills in English.

• Ability to do independent research in areas related to cancer immunology and epigenetics.

• Ability to maintain accurate records, analyze data, prepare figures and reports, and contribute to manuscripts and presentations.

Why Texas A&M University? 

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas   

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees  

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.