Postdoctoral Associate
About The Position
Duke University School of Medicine is seeking a motivated and hardworking postdoctoral candidate to take a leadership role on projects focused on the intersection of hormone therapy resistance and immune evasion in prostate cancer. You will be co-mentored by Dr. Jason Somarelli, a PhD basic scientist, and Dr. Andrew Armstrong, an MD medical oncologist. The Armstrong/Somarelli laboratory within the Department of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers is a multi-investigator translational research laboratory focused on molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of prostate cancer progression, drug resistance, and metastasis.
Requirements
- PhD degree with a background in cancer immunology, prostate cancer, or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with mammalian cell culture and animal models of cancer (xenografts and GEMMs).
- Familiarity with next-generation sequencing platforms and analyzing multidimensional data sets.
- Familiarity with bioinformatic and biostatistical approaches for the analysis of sequencing and proteomic data.
- Desire to conduct team-based science in close collaboration with clinicians, statisticians, and regulators.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills with outstanding organizational and analytical abilities.
Responsibilities
- Carry out research related to active funding projects.
- Collaborate with other laboratory researchers, clinical research team members, bioinformaticians and biostatisticians.
- Independently develop experiments.
- Analyze and interpret data.
- Document all research activities and data for subsequent use in publications and grant applications.
- Independently develop and apply for post-doctoral fellowships.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
