美国迈阿密大学米勒医学院西尔维斯特综合癌症中心2024年招聘博士后

迈阿密大学（University of Miami），简称UM或UMiami，是一所创办于1925年的私立研究型大学，美国大学协会成员。位于美国佛罗里达州珊瑚阁。

迈阿密大学共拥有本科及研究生15000多人，包括近1600名来自世界110多个国家的国际学生。该校拥有约2000名全职教学人员，学生与教员的比例约为11:1，采取小班教学。

在2023年U.S. News美国最佳大学排名中，迈阿密大学位列第55。2024年U.S.News全美综合大学排名中位列第67名。

Postdoctoral fellow

Employer

Sylvester comprehensive cancer center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

Location

Miami, Florida (US)

Salary

Up to $61,000 plus benefits

Closing date

5 Jan 2025

A position is available for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in cancer biology and immunology. This postdoctoral fellow will work under the direction of Dr. Chakrabarti at the NCI designated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. The lab is interested in understanding the function of immune cells in tumor microenvironment in driving drug resistance/relapse in breast cancer patients. Lab have developed a wide variety mouse tumor models and utilizes human patients’ samples, patient derived organoid co-culture, PDX, confocal microscopy, RNA-sequencing, single cell sequencing besides other standard molecular and biochemical techniques to address these questions. Please see recent lab publications in Science Translational Medicine, 2023, iScience, 2024, Nature Cell Biology (2020), Nature Communication(2021), Journal of Clinical investigation(2018), Cancer Research(2021), Science(2018)for research topics. Research is currently funded by multiple grants from NIH, American Cancer Society and Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Job Duties

Plans, directs, and conducts specialized and advanced collaborative research experiments in mice models and patient samples. Establishes new research protocols and procedures. Evaluates and analyzes data in a timely manner. Summarizes findings, attends lab meetings, and participates in manuscript and grant writing and reviewing. Responsible for some laboratory day to day operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidate has completed a PhD degree with research experience in cancer biology and/or immunology. A track record of peer reviewed lead authorship publications is expected. Familiarity with animals and in vitro cancer biology models as well as immunology is needed. Recently defended Ph.D fellows are encouraged to apply.

All applicants should have good spoken and written communication skills. Interested applicants should send 1) a cover letter briefly describing your previous experience and your future research interest/plan, 2) a curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information of at least three references to Dr. Rumela Chakrabarti (rxc1335@miami.edu)