Post-doctoral Fellow

About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 5,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's 20 leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.

Requisition

Postdoctoral Fellow

Position Summary and Key Responsibilities:

The postdoctoral research fellow will work on our funded multi-projects. The postdoc will explore signaling pathways relevant to drug development and discovery of basic mechanisms of leukemogenesis and novel therapeutic targets and epigenetic and genetic prognostic biomarkers in hematologic malignancies. The postdoc will be responsible for design and perform in vitro and in vivo experiment, data collection and analysis, grant writing, publications, dissemination, and the overall day-to-day running of the project.

Applicants must possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in Cancer Biology or Molecular Biology or a related field of study. The applicant should have experience of conducting research, publishing journal papers, presenting research at conferences, advanced quantitative data analyses. The successful applicant should also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. In vivo experience including working with mouse model, transplantation, injection (IP, IV, oral gavage, retro orbital) and flow cytometry analysis is a plus.

Minimum Education and Skills Required for Consideration:

• A Ph.D. degree in life or biomedical sciences, or a related discipline is required.

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability

• Posting Date: Aug 12, 2021
• Job Field: Research
• Employee Status: Regular
• Shift: Day Job