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.
Job description:
Post-doctoral position available at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School for a highly motivated, hard-working, independent individual in the area of transcriptional and epigenetic regulation. The ideal candidate should be a recent PhD or MD (2013/2014) with a graduate research background in genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Experience in techniques such as chromatin immunoprecipitation, sample preparation for ChIP-seq analysis, molecular cloning, cell culture, real time PCR, and western blotting is critical. Our laboratory is committed to basic biological as well as translational research at the exciting intersection of cancer genetics and preclinical therapeutic testing. The goal of our research is to define the molecular mechanisms underlying developmental cancers and to identify potential novel therapeutic targets through in-depth studies of chromatin modifications and transcription by RNA polymerase II.
Schedule
Mon-Fri, some weekends, hours will vary
How to Apply
Please click APPLY NOW button below to be redirected to application site and respond to Job Id# 25870 or apply online at http://www.dana-farber.org/Careers/Careers-at-Dana-Farber.aspx. Click Search Job Openings and use the Job ID number to quickly locate the appropriate job listing. Once you have located the desired job, click on the checkbox in the 'Select' column, and then click the 'Apply Now' button, located at the bottom of the screen.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.
