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Posted: 30-Jul-23

Location: Los Angeles, California

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: REQ20137027

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is. 

USC’s Keck School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, has a Postdoctoral fellow position available in the laboratory of Dr. Jian Yu in the Department of Medicine at USC. The focus of Dr. Yu’s laboratory is on driver-dependent regulation of cell death and survival signaling.

There are three major research areas covered: 1) cell death and therapeutic responses of colon cancer, 2) stem cell-niche-immune crosstalk and intestinal regeneration, and 3) discovery of druggable cell death targets to “normalize” stem cell-niche and improve cancer prevention and treatment.

The ideal research associate and/or research scientist candidate should have experience in researching variety of therapeutic modalities including radiation, chemotherapy, and targeted agents with focus on differential signaling mediated via p53, APC/Myc, and RAS/RAF in normal vs. cancer tissues. Research approach is multidisciplinary and collaborative, utilizing cell lines, mouse models, patient samples and derived organoids and xenografts, and systems and computational biology.

The candidate should possess excellent communication and writing skills.

Prospective candidates should be highly motivated, enthusiastic about science, with an ability to think creatively and independently. Candidate should demonstrate good organizational skills and be able to work independently and in a team environment.

When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations

Other:

Preferred Education: PhD and/or MD/PhD

Preferred Experience: Evidence of first author peer-reviewed publication(s), project development

Preferred Field of Expertise: Molecular and/or immunology, cancer research and immunotherapy

Posting Salary Range: $64,480 to $66,000

Percentage of Time: 100%

Fixed Term?     Through 6/30/24

Minimum Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within previous five yearsMinimum Experience: 0-1 yearMinimum field of expertise: Directly related education in research specialization with advanced knowledge of equipment, procedures and analysis methods.

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