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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow – Clurman Lab

Job ID: 29923
Type: Regular Full-Time
Location: US-WA-Seattle

Overview:
Fred Hutch Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center in Washington.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Clurman lab works at the intersection of two fields: cell cycle control and protein degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Our work focuses on both tumorigenesis and normal biology, and our overall goal is to apply new mechanistic insights to understand cancer development and to develop new therapeutic strategies.

Responsibilities:
The Clurman lab is seeking a highly qualified and motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. The project will study molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies associated with two promising cell cycle targets in head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), Wee1, and CDK4/6. Primarily based in the Clurman lab, this position also provides the opportunity to work collaboratively with other Fred Hutch research groups within the HNSCC team, including Taran Gujral (machine learning-enabled drug screening), Slobodan Beronja (mouse models of HNSCC), and Patrick Paddison (functional genomics). This work will encompass a broad array of cell and molecular biology approaches, including high-throughput functional genomics and drug screening, gene expression and analyses in tissue culture cells, murine models of cancer, and genomics/proteomics.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD, MD, or MD, PhD (or equivalent degree) in cell and molecular biology, cancer biology, biochemistry, or a related field
• Broad expertise in cell and molecular biology methods and the ability to master new techniques and approaches
• Experience with mouse models and xenografting is preferred
• Experience in functional genomics and/or drug screening also preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Record of productive and rigorous research, including at least one primary publication in an impactful peer-reviewed journal
• Ability to independently plan, conduct, and analyze research

The annual base salary range for this position is from $80,172 to $95,014, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship at this time.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, income-based child care subsidy, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

Please apply to this role at: https://careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/29923/post-doctoral-research-fellow/job