Post-graduate Research Assistant
POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (WET LAB AND DRY LAB)
The Ishizuka lab is recruiting wet and dry lab post-graduate research associates to join a team dedicated to identifying novel targets for cancer immunotherapy and new approaches to profiling patient samples. The candidate will function to drive projects and as part of a team with other Lab members. Your work will be central to several research projects and co-authorship on resulting publications is strongly supported. Wet lab candidates will be expected to design and conduct experiments in a reproducible manner, to interpret their results, to conduct independent analysis and to participate in purchasing and other tasks critical to lab functioning. In vivo tumor modeling, cell culture and molecular biology experience are preferred. Dry lab candidates will have access to perturbational single cell RNA sequencing and other genomic data. Facility with R, Python or other commonly used languages in computational biology is expected for Dry lab candidates. Minimum qualifications include:
- Bachelor degree in biology, computer science, engineering or other science-related field.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively and to solve problems with a strong attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Abundant motivation with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
If you are interested in applying, please email your CV and a cover letter with three references to: jeffishizukalab@gmail.com