We are seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Scientist to join our research team focused on advancing our understanding of cancer biology, with a particular emphasis on melanoma. Our laboratory is dedicated to deciphering the molecular alterations in metabolic regulation and signal transduction that drive cancer progression. In this role, you will contribute to cutting-edge research aimed at translating scientific discoveries into personalized targeted and immunotherapies, ultimately working toward finding cures for melanoma. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious researcher to develop their expertise in a collaborative and innovative environment while making meaningful contributions to cancer research.
What We Offer:
We are committed to supporting our team members and offer visa sponsorship for qualified international candidates, as well as relocation assistance to help ease your transition. You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, work alongside leading experts in the field, and have opportunities for professional development and career advancement. If you are passionate about cancer research and eager to make a significant impact in the fight against melanoma, we encourage you to apply and join us in this important mission.
This Postdoctoral Scientist role is designed as a training opportunity for those who have recently completed their PhD or doctoral degree. To ensure we provide the intended mentorship and career development, we are looking for candidates who are within five years of completing their doctorate. If you're within this timeframe and excited about advancing your research in a supportive and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply!
Working independently but in close cooperation and in consultation with the Principal Investigator and other Research Scientists, the Postdoctoral Scientist will perform routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout training period. May develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols.
Analyzes and interprets data. May assist in preparation of grant proposals. Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author. Not responsible for generating grant funds.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
May assist in the preparation of grant proposals, but is not responsible for generating grant funds.
May participate in publications and presentations as author or co-author.
Designs and performs experiments. Will keep appropriate experimental records and documentation and analyze the results with the Principal Investigator.
May develop, adapt, and implement new research techniques and protocols.
Analyzes interpret, summarizes, and compiles data.
Performs routine and complex laboratory procedures throughout the training period.
Operates and maintains equipment and instruments.
May observe MD-patient or MD-human research subject interactions as it pertains directly to research being performed.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Doctorate (MD, PhD, VMD, or DDS) in area directly related to field of research specialization.
1 year, acquires thorough technical and theoretical knowledge of research project and objectives during one to five (1-5) year post-doctoral appointment.
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scientist to join our research team focused on melanoma and cancer biology. Our laboratory deciphers molecular alterations in metabolic regulation and signal transduction that drive cancer progression, translating findings into personalized targeted and immunotherapies. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in a collaborative environment while working toward finding cures for melanoma.
What We Offer:
We offer visa sponsorship and relocation assistance for qualified candidates. You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, work alongside leading experts, and have opportunities for professional development and career advancement. Join us in making a significant impact in the fight against melanoma.
This Postdoctoral Scientist role is designed as a training opportunity for those who have recently completed their PhD or doctoral degree. To ensure we provide the intended mentorship and career development, we are looking for candidates who are within five years of completing their doctorate. If you're within this timeframe and excited about advancing your research in a supportive and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply!
Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.
