School of Medicine - Immunotherapy Center

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Contact Information:
 Andrew L. Mellor, PhD  Director
Immunotherapy Center CN-4151
Medical College of Georgia
1120 Fifteenth Street
Augusta, GA 30912
amellor@mcg.edu

Assistant or Associate Professor
Position No. 00000870 / 48507

Posted:  01/17/07

Revised:  08/20/2008

Updated:  04/15/2009
Description:  The Immunotherapy Center and Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia seek applicants for a faculty position primarily focused on basic research related to inflammatory processes linked to disease syndromes. The successful applicant will join an established research program dedicated to studying counter-regulatory and immune tolerance mechanisms, and using this knowledge to develop novel immunotherapies to improve clinical outcomes. Current research topics include fundamental studies on immune tolerance mechanisms, and assessing the contribution of tolerance mechanisms to chronic inflammatory diseases such as cancer, infectious and autoimmune diseases and transplant survival. Applicants should have a PhD or MD/PhD and a documented record of productivity in an area of basic or clinical immunology research that supplements or complements these research topics. Preference will be given to candidates with established research programs, although applications from exceptional younger investigators will be considered. The successful applicant will hold joint appointments in the Immunotherapy Center and the Department of Medicine, and will have access to exceptional core research facilities (listed at http://www.mcg.edu/Core/Labs/) and laboratory space. Generous start-up packages are available to support this recruitment. The Medical College of Georgia is an EEO/AA/Equal Access employer, and is a growing state-supported academic medical center located in a historic city with outstanding recreational and lifestyle opportunities.
Application Deadline: Until Filled


Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae, including a brief description of their research program and interests and a list of three references to: 

Andrew L. Mellow, Ph.D. 
Director MCG Immunotherapy Center
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912

amellor@mcg.edu

Assistant or Associate Professor
Position No. 00008344 / 51226

Posted:  07/22/08

Revised:  8/20/2008

Updated:  04/15/2009

Description:  The Immunotherapy Discovery Institute (IDI) at the Medical College of Georgia seeks exceptional candidates for a senior faculty position to promote translational research related to an aspect of chronic inflammatory disease syndromes. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with established research teams in the MCG Immunotherapy Center and clinical faculty in the Department of Medicine. An endowed chair is available for exceptionally qualified individuals with a proven track record of productivity in translational medicine related to immunotherapy in any of the following clinical areas, autoimmune, allergic and infectious diseases, transplantation, vaccine design and development. Investigators in the MCG Immunotherapy Center are studying immune counter-regulatory and tolerance mechanisms, and are developing novel immunotherapies to improve clinical outcomes such as the use of novel vaccine adjuvants to treat cancer patients. Current research topics include fundamental studies on immune tolerance mechanisms, and assessing the contribution of such mechanisms to chronic inflammatory diseases such as cancer, infectious and autoimmune diseases and tissue transplant survival. Applicants should have a MD or MD/PhD and a documented record of productivity in an area of clinical immunology research that complements these research strengths. Preference will be given to candidates with documented experience of promoting clinical research and managing early phase clinical trials. The successful applicant will hold joint appointments in the Immunotherapy Discovery Institute and the Department of Medicine, and will have access to exceptional core research facilities (listed at http://www.mcg.edu/Core/Labs/) and laboratory space. Generous start-up packages are available to support this recruitment. The Medical College of Georgia is an EEO/AA/Equal Access employer, and is a growing state-supported academic medical center located in a historic city with outstanding recreational and lifestyle opportunities.

Application Deadline: Until Filled


Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae, including a brief description of their research program and interests and a list of three references to: 

Andrew L. Mellor, Ph.D. 
co-Chair, Immunotherapy Therapy Discovery Institute
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912-3220

amellor@mcg.edu