Post-doctoral Fellow : Boston, MA, United States

About Dana-Farber

Located in Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow’s physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Overview
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.

Our Core Values are:

Impact – Above all else, we make a difference by relieving the burden of disease now and for the future through our research, clinical care, education, outreach and advocacy.

Excellence – We pursue excellence relentlessly and with integrity in all that we do, adhering always to the highest standards of conduct.

Compassion and respect – For those in our care and for one another.

Discovery – We foster the spirit of inquiry, promoting collaboration and innovation across traditional boundaries while celebrating individual creativity.

Description – A full-time post-doctoral fellowposition is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jens Lohr at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our translational and basic research efforts. Our research focuses on the application of genomic approaches and single cell technologies to cancer therapy discovery with the ultimate goals of 1) Deciphering mechanisms of drug resistance in multiple myeloma and other types of lymphoid malignancies, 2) Understanding the basic biology of circulating tumor cells, exosomes and cell-free DNA in the evolution of cancer, and 3) Translating bench discovery to clinical care. The fellow will interact and collaborate closely with other laboratory-based scientists and computational biologists across the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the BROAD Institute, and will be involved in a series of research activities including cellular and molecular cancer biology; low input genomics; epigenetics.

Job Qualifications

Phd, MD, or MD/PhD

Familiarity with laboratory techniques and principles of molecular biology

Knowledge of computers and experience with databases

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong organizational skills, including the ability to handle a variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment required

Two year commitment is required

Schedule

Full-time opportunity beginning January 1, 2016, or later

Monday – Friday, 40 hours/week