Postdoctoral Associate in Chemical Biology

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey School of Pharmacy

United States

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Postdoctoral Associate

Department Pharm - Chemical Biology

Salary Open

Posting Summary

A Postdoctoral Associate position in the Cartegni Lab in the Department of Chemical Biology in the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy is immediately available for a highly motivated individual to work on NCI-funded projects on the role/mechanism of alternative splicing variants in cancer progression and therapy and to use antisense-based technology to induce expression of therapeutically desirable variants of RTKs (EGFR, MET, AXL and others).

Both senior and junior postdoctoral candidates holding the equivalent of a Ph.D. with strong backgrounds and skills in molecular biology, RNA biology and/or cancer biology and relevant publications are welcome to apply.

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Posting Number 22FA0272

Posting Open Date 03/10/2022

Posting Close Date 06/30/2022

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Ph.D. with strong backgrounds and skills in molecular biology, RNA biology and/or cancer biology and relevant publications
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong backgrounds and skills in molecular biology, RNA biology and/or cancer biology and relevant publications
Overview
Immediate Postdoctoral Associate position available for highly motivated individual to work on NCI-funded projects on the role/mechanism of alternative splicing variants in cancer progression and therapy and to use antisense-based technology to induce expression of therapeutically desirable variants of RTKs (EGFR, MET, AXL and others).
Both senior and junior postdoctoral candidates with strong backgrounds and skills in molecular biology, RNA biology and/or cancer biology and relevant publications are encouraged to apply.

Posting Details

Quick Link to Posting https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/157308

Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus Busch (RU-New Brunswick)

Location Details

Department of Chemical Biology
Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
164 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020

Pre-employment Screenings

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