Employer: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Job Number: 4020005

Date Posted: 04/11/2017

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

A post-doctoral fellow position is immediately available in the

Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis,

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The

successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team to

develop high-throughput functional screen platforms using CRISPR Cas9

or dCas9 systems, and to apply the platforms for the studies

of cancer epigenetics and drug discovery. The candidate must

have a recent Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D in biomedical science, preferably

in biochemistry or molecular biology. The candidate must have

a first-authored publication in a highly regarded scientific journal,

demonstrated ability of independent research, and proven

proficiency in written and spoken English. Experience and

knowledge in CRISPR techniques, high-throughput sequencing, or epigenetics will be an advantage.

This position is located at the Science Park campus in Smithville,

Texas, and will be co-supervised by Dr. Han Xu

(http://faculty.mdanderson.org/Han_Xu/) and Dr. Xiaobing Shi

(http://faculty.mdanderson.org/Xiaobing_Shi/).

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, statement of research

interest and contact information of 2-3 references via email to: hxu4@mdanderson.org, Han

Contact: Han Xu

Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

1808 Park Road 1C

Smithville, TX 78957

United States

Email: hxu4@mdanderson.org