Title: Post Doc FT HSC

Department Org: Dept. of Cell and Cancer Biology - 107500

Employee Classification: P3 - Post Doctoral Assoc FT-HSC

Bargaining Unit: Bargaining Unit Exempt

Primary Location: Health Science Campus College

Shift:  1

Posted Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience

Float: False

Rotate: True

On Call: True

Travel: True

Weekend/Holiday: True

Job Description:

A high-skill grant-funded postdoctoral position for a PhD level individual to study the mechanisms of prostate cancer bone metastases, tumor dormancy and drug resistance in culture and in animal models.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D in Cancer Biology or related field, required.
Hands on experience with cell and molecular biology, required.
Practical familiarity with standard tissue culture, animal studies, molecular techniques and instrumentation utilized in a cancer biology research lab, required.
Ability to write manuscripts for publication, required.
Ability and willingness to write a grant for an individual postdoctoral fellowship, required.
Ability to lead multiple research projects, required
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, required.
Ability to work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary researh team, required.
Ability to perform experiments with initiative and independence, under general guidance from the PI, required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Conditions of Employment:

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