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University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: University of Rochester Medical Center: School of Medicine and Dentistry: Pathology & Lab Med

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$60,000-85,000

Description

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) seeks a physician and/or scientist to serve as a Director-in-Training (DIT) with the Tissue Typing (HLA) laboratory service at the rank of Instructor or Senior Instructor, depending on experience.

The Tissue Typing lab serves active renal, pancreas and cardiac transplant programs, adult and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant programs and our organ procurement organization. We handle living and deceased donor solid organ transplant cases, deceased donor typing for organ allocation, related and unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplant cases, and HLA testing for a variety of other purposes (e.g., disease association). Technologies in use include short- and long-read high-throughput sequencing for genotyping, Luminex bead panels for antibody screening and identification as well as genotyping by sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (SSOP), and flow cytometric crossmatch.

Our lab is part of a vibrant clinical and academic community. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine as a whole performs close to 12 million tests annually with more than 1,100 staff and over 70 faculty. In addition to organ transplant services, URMC boasts a Level 1 trauma & burn center, comprehensive neuromedicine and complex cardiology services and a world-class cancer center. In 2023, the School of Medicine and Dentistry received $158 million in NIH funding. Our department has a robust infrastructure for supporting clinical and translational research, and hosts learners across the spectrum, including an AP/CP residency program, numerous clinical fellowship positions, a PhD program, a NACCLS-accredited medical technologist training program, and even an exploratory program for high school students. The culture of the Department, and more broadly at URMC, is collegial and supportive with an emphasis on teamwork.

This DIT position will provide up to four years of training to prepare the candidate for board certification by the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) and HLA Laboratory Director certification by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). This training program also satisfies the requirements for a NYS Certificate of Qualification in Histocompatibility. The Director-in-Training will complete all facets of the ACHI “Laboratory Director in Training Curriculum (https://www.ashi-hla.org/resource/resmgr/accreditation/2023/laboratory\_director\_in\_train.pdf) ” (with the exception of Transfusion Support), including technical, clinical and management components. The Director-in-Training will also participate in histocompatibility-related teaching and research. A tenure-track appointment may be available upon completion of training for interested candidates.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess **at least one of** :

- an MD, DO or equivalent degree with eligibility for NYS medical licensure AND board certification or eligibility in clinical pathology (with or without anatomic pathology)

OR

- a PhD in biological, clinical or medical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution and two years of post-doctoral training or equivalent in immunology, genetics, or other discipline relevant to histocompatibility and immunogenetics.

Experience with high-throughput technologies, including next-generation sequencing, would be a plus.

Application Instructions

If you already have an interfolio account, please sign in and apply to this position. If not, please create an interfolio account. For questions/concerns pertaining to the position, email Amanda Herman at [email protected] .

The referenced pay range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base range of compensation for this faculty position. Individual salaries will be determined within the job’s salary range and established based on (but not limited to) market data, experience and expertise of the individual, and with consideration to related position salaries. Alignment of clinical incentive-based compensation may also be applicable and will be discussed during the hiring process

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

EOE, including disability/protected veterans

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