Research Division Training & Employment

Training & Employment

Basic science faculty provide mentorship to predoctoral students (primarily in immunology research) and postdoctoral fellows from around the world. Additionally, the Barbara Davis Center has an active predoctoral and postdoctoral research training program which includes both basic and clinical scientists and covers a range of disciplines, including immunology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology and population genetics. Studentships and fellowships are currently provided from National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grants in immunology and pediatrics, individual Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Research Fellowships and American Diabetes Association Career Development and Mentor-Based Fellowship Awards. The Center also annually awards the O'Brien Physician-Scientist Fellowship Award and the Blum-Kovler Postdoctoral Research Award.

Researcher Resources
Web links and course requirements and descriptions for basic science researchers.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Immunology and Islet Cell Biology

The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes is the largest diabetes and endocrine care program in the Colorado community. It’s basic research program focuses on immunology and genetics of type I diabetes, developmental and cell biology of the pancreas and transplantation immunobiology. The BDC recently moved to a new 100,000 ASF building on the UCD Anschutz Medical Center campus in Denver, Colorado and is seeking faculty recruits in immunology and islet cell biology to expand its research faculty.
Prospective applicants are expected to hold a PhD or equivalent degree and have an outstanding record of accomplishments in biomedical research. The appointee will establish a vigorous and independent research program in the area of immunology aiming to understand the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and design novel therapeutic approaches for its prevention or cure. They will contribute to the educational mission of the university through graduate teaching and supervision. The appointment is supported by generous space and startup funds and will initially be for 3 years, then subject to review for tenure track development.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae and the names of three or more references, a summary of research experience and a statement of proposed research directions. Applications are submitted through www.jobsatcu.com, job posting #666626, Job posting #801036.

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Assistant Professorship in Developmental/Stem Cell Biology

The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Denver in Aurora, CO provides clinical care for more than 3,000 children with type 1 diabetes and supports a program of basic and clinical research aimed at elucidation of the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and its prevention. The research activities cover a broad range of disciplines including molecular and developmental biology of pancreatic islets, cellular immunology, transplant biology, epidemiology and molecular genetics.
The BDC is currently an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, and a Diabetes and Endocrine Research Center. A major expansion of the clinical and basic research facilities at the BDC occurred in Spring 2005 when the clinic and research divisions moved to a new building of 110,000 GSF on the Anschutz Medical Center campus in the Denver area. It is anticipated that the number of research faculty will effectively double over the next 5 years, and several new faculty positions and graduate and postgraduate research positions will be funded over this period.
We are currently seeking an individual with interest and experience in the area of the developmental biology of the endocrine pancreas for appointment at the level of Assistant Professor. The applicant will engage in full-time research and participate in graduate teaching and is expected to develop a research team in the area of the beta cell development, function and regeneration, and/or pathogenesis and treatment of type 1 diabetes. BDC staff are affiliated with active graduate program in Cell and Developmental Biology and other programs in molecular biology, neonatal research and regenerative medicine. Opportunities for participation in the graduate and undergraduate teaching are available through primary and secondary appointments UCD departments such as Pediatrics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and associated graduate training programs. Applicants should have Ph.D. or M.D. qualifications, a strong record of research achievement and a commitment to research relevant to the pathogenesis and treatment of type 1 diabetes.
Applications need to apply through www.jobsatcu.com, posting #801037, position #669002 submitting a curriculum vitae, the names of three or more references, a summary of research experience and a statement of proposed research direction. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at http://www.cu.edu/pbs/.

Blum-Kovler Fellowship & O'Brien Fellowship

Applications are invited for two fellowships ($30,000 for one year) open to basic research scientists (Blum-Kovler Fellowship) or clinical research scientists (O'Brien Fellowship) holding a MD or PhD degree interested in the causes, prevention, and treatment of type 1 diabetes. Research areas relate to faculty interests and include immunology, transplantation, biology, islet molecular biology, etc.

Blum-Kovler Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO provides clinical care for more than 3,000 children with type 1 diabetes and supports a program of basic and clinical research aimed at elucidation of the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and its prevention. Research activities cover a broad range of disciplines including molecular and developmental biology of pancreatic islets (Jensen, Sarkar and Hutton), immunology of autoimmune disease (Eisenbarth, Gottlieb, Davidson, Gianani, Lu) and the epidemiology and molecular genetics of type 1 diabetes (Fain, Eisenbartth). The BDC is currently an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, a Diabetes and Endocrine Research Center and JDRF Center.
Applicants with M.D. or Ph.D. degrees who are interested in joining these programs are invited to apply for postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Blum-Kovler family which would support their salary based on the NIH/JDRF award scales.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae, statements of research interests, and names of two referees by March 15th 2008 to:
Kathryn Gray
Barbara Davis Center
Mail Stop B-140
PO Box 6511
Aurora, CO 80045
or fax: 303-724-6839
or E-mail: Kathryn.Gray@uchsc.edu.
Awards providing an initial 12 months support will be announced on April 1st, 2008 with activation within the following 6 months.

Professional Research Assistant – Lymphocyte Analysis

The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (UCD) seeks a Professional Research Assistant to work in the Barbara Davis Center (BDC) for Childhood Diabetes at the Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) PRA position. The employee will work in the Research Division of the Center in the Cellular Immunology Core Facility (Lymphocyte Analysis). He/she will interact principally with Principal Investigators, their post-doctoral associates, students, and PRA’s.
This is a position requiring interest in medical research, the ability to be self-directed, detail-oriented, and adaptable in a high-intensity environment. The work will involve the use of human blood and tissues and radioactivity. Typical experimental procedures will include isolation, culturing and cryopreservation of mononuclear cells from peripheral blood, ELISPOT, ELISA, flow cytometry, and T-cell proliferation analyses. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are also required, and the appointee will be expected to maintain day-to-day liaison with the core’s sample collection coordinator.
Only responses through jobsatCU will be considered. Please log-on to https://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1196367546436 and search for posting number 802880, position number 681403 to read more details and apply online.

Professional Research Assistant – Cellular Immunology Core

The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (UCD) seeks a Professional Research Assistant (PRA) to work in the Barbara Davis Center (BDC) for Childhood Diabetes at the Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) PRA position will work in the Research Division of the BDC in the Cellular Immunology Core Facility. He/she will interact principally with Principal Investigators, their post-doctoral associates, students, and PRA’s.
This is a position requiring interest in medical research, the ability to be self-directed, detail-oriented, and adaptable in a high-intensity environment. The work will involve establishing a new core facility at the Barbara Davis Center to establish the mechanisms to regularly obtain human blood samples and tissues for experimental research that will be conducted at the Barbara Davis Center and with other collaborators throughout the world. This individual would be responsible for establishing the mechanisms to contact these research subjects and arrange for their participation in these research efforts. It would involve coordination of clinic staff and resources, clinical immunology core and other investigators resources at the BDC. Further establishing a database to track samples and establish a repository for blinded samples would be necessary parts of this job.
Only responses through jobsatCU can be considered. Please log-on to https://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1196367546436 and search for posting number 801044, position number 680290 to read more details and apply online.