Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Computational Systems and Biology

Company overview

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.

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Job details

The Xavier Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to join our Computational Systems and Biology program at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The ideal candidate has a track record of computation and experiment in systems biology. We will consider experimentalists who want to gain computational skills and computational biologists who want to gain experimental skills.

The Xavier lab is collaborative: Our team members are trained in diverse areas such as physics, cancer biology, and microbiology. Recent interests include metabolic rewiring in cancer cells, the interaction between gut microbes and colorectal cancer and the ecology of the gut microbiome. We collaborate with physician-scientists to explore the clinical translation of our basic science.

At the Computational and Systems Biology program, we offer competitive salaries above the MSK table (see https://www.mskcc.org/education-training/postdoctoral/resources-postdocs/compensation-benefits-resources). The Xavier lab has an excellent track record of training postdocs for their careers of choice in academics and industry (see https://xavierlab.org/people/). MSK offers outstanding resources for the advancement of postdocs, including guidance in grant writing and job searching.

For more details e-mail Joao Xavier at xavierj@mskcc.org and check our webpage at https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/joao-xavier.

The ideal candidate should have:

• A PhD (or an upcoming defense) in biological sciences or a related field such as biophysics, bioengineering, systems biology, and microbiology.
• A track record of peer reviewed publications.
• An interest in combining experimental and computational biology to develop an exciting, independent research project in the broad field of systems biology.

If you have any questions about this job opportunity, please contact:

Contact Person: Joao Xavier

Contact Email: xavierj@mskcc.org

Salary: $55,439 – $100,940

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