Design and conduct experiments (70%)
- Carry out research investigations, including wet lab and bioinformatic analyses, aimed at identifying causes of and treatments for ovarian cancer. Experimental materials will include cell lines, animal models and patient samples. Techniques will include animal husbandry, patient derived xenografts, organoids, immune cell phenotyping, and standard molecular assays analyzing RNA, DNA and proteins using techniques including PCR, transfection/transduction, CRISPR/Cas9, Western Blots, etc.

Review literature and novel technologies (10%)
- Perform literature and technology reviews

Disseminate findings (10%)
- Write and submit manuscripts
- Present findings at national and international conferences.

Lab maintenance and supervision (5%)
- Assist lab manager with lab maintenance and supply orders
- Supervise undergraduate research assistants, graduate students, and laboratory technical personnel who will aid in performing routine experiments.

Career development (5%)
- Perform tasks that will enhance the candidates future career in biomedical sciences. Activities include networking and attending career development activities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

- PhD in biomedical science.
- Strong publication record. Multiple first and/or last author publications in journals with impact factor above 3.
- Desire to work in the field of women's health and ovarian cancer
- Both wet lab and computational research experience
- Demonstrated bioinformatic skills, including use of R programming and large dataset analysis.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience with performing and analyzing single cell RNA sequencing.
- Experience in the field of gynecologic oncology

About the Department

The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health is dedicated to solving women's health problems through medical education, research, and patient care with the ultimate goal of improving women's lives. Our mission is to pursue excellence in teaching and research in an environment of superior clinical care. About the Job, The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health is recruiting for a post doctoral fellow in the field of the ovarian cancer precision medicine initiative.

The Starr lab is focused on understanding the underlying etiology of ovarian cancer and development of chemotherapy resistance in order to develop new therapeutic approaches. Therapeutic approaches being explored include adoptive cell therapy using Natural Killer cells and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes, as well as novel combinatorial therapies based on signaling pathways disrupted in tumors.

How To Apply

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Diversity

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Employment Requirements

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About the U of M

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

The University of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
• Low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts
• Excellent retirement plans with employer match
• Disability and employer paid life insurance
• Wellbeing program with reduced insurance premiums
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities covering 75%-100% of eligible tuition
• Student loan forgiveness opportunity
• Opportunities for growth and promotion
• Employee Assistance Program

For more information regarding benefits:

https://humanresources.umn.edu/sites/humanresources.umn.edu/files/2018_tcd-fpa-75100-ben-0105-10.pdf