Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biological Sciences, Cancer Biology Lab

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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biological Sciences, Cancer Biology Lab

Postdoctoral Research Assoc

University of North Texas

UNT-Provost

UNT-College of Science

UNT-Biological Sciences-121100

Denton

Competitive, commensurate with qualifications, experience, and discipline per university guidelines and available funding.

1.00

ORP Eligible

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The Department of Biological Sciences, one of four departments in the College of Science, has over 45 faculty, 160 graduate and 2,800 undergraduate students. We offer courses at the Denton and Frisco campuses. Our faculty is a community of scholars dedicated to research and teaching in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology, Neuroscience, Ecology, Environmental Science, Plant Biology, and Organismal-environment interactions. We offer bachelor’s degrees in biology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Forensic Science, and Masters and PhDs in Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

We measure our success by the success of our students and the quality of our intellectual contributions to society. For additional information, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

The postdoctoral researcher will work on projects aimed at understanding extracellular vesicle-mediated modulation of tumor microenvironment and developing novel RNA-based therapeutics to target immunosuppressive cancers. We seek applicants with motivation to develop an independent research direction and knowledge and experience in extracellular vesicle biology, tumor biology, mouse studies, and potentially single-cell omics, immunology, and synthetic RNA biology.

• Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or a related field.
• Ability to design and conduct experiments both independently and collaboratively as needed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in extracellular vesicle isolation and downstream functional assays.
• Experience in cancer cell culture and tumor studies in mice.
• Research experience in extracellular vesicle biology and tumor biology.
• Extensive knowledge of complex multivariate statistical analyses.
• Developing record of quality peer‑reviewed publications.

• Experience in single‑cell transcriptomics and/or proteomics.
• Experience in immunology and synthetic RNA biology.
• Experience in writing grant or fellowship applications.

None specified.

• Design and conduct in vitro and in vivo experiments independently and collaboratively as indicated above.
• Provide informal mentoring to undergraduates and graduate students.
• Submit grant and fellowship applications to federal, state, and non‑profit institutions.

Communicating with others to exchange information.

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Varies based on assignment.

No.

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the…