Post Doctoral Research Fellow : Seattle, WA, United States

Job ID 5814Type Regular Full-TimeCompany Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterLocation US-WA-SeattleOverview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of three Nobel laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical research to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, the Center's four scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science. The Hutchinson Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, the University of Washington and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. Join us and make a difference.

Responsibilities

A postdoctoral position is available in the Hsieh lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The core focus of the Hsieh lab is to interrogate the mechanisms by which post-transcriptional gene regulation governs cancer cell behavior at a molecular, cellular, and organismal level (Hsieh et al. Cancer Cell 2010, Hsieh et al. Nature 2012). For this position, the applicant will utilize mouse genetics, whole transcriptome ribosome profiling, various cellular and molecular assays, and a repository of primary human cancer samples to understand how the translation apparatus directs epithelial cancer progression. Applicants should be interested in the application of basic science research towards clinically intractable problems faced by cancer patients and will be expected to be scientifically intrepid.

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Requirements: Candidates should be highly motivated with a recent Ph.D. and/or M.D. and a background in mouse genetics, cell biology, or molecular biology. Applicants with a bioinformatics background are strongly encouraged to apply.