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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Cell Biology

Washington University Medical Campus, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-06 → 2026-10-07

Core

Conduct independent research to uncover and therapeutically target signaling mechanisms in cancer, focusing on stress-response networks, kinases, and ubiquitin ligases using quantitative proteomics and functional genomics.

Role type

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Cell Biology/Chemical Biology)

Builds

Therapeutic targets and mechanistic insights for cancer and neurodegeneration

Domain

Oncology / Chemical Biology / Proteomics

Required skills

Experimental design, quantitative data analysis, manuscript development, grant writing, scientific presentation

Preferred skills

Cancer biology, signal transduction, mass spectrometry-based proteomics, CRISPR-based perturbation, mouse models, R/Python, bioinformatics

Technologies

Orbitrap Astral mass spectrometer, LCM-MS, R, Python (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR97934-1-postdoctoral-research-associate-cell-biology-at-wustl)

Responsibilities

Design and execute research experiments, prepare and submit research papers, assist in grant preparation, evaluate research findings, mentor students, present work at national and international meetings

Seniority

Postdoctoral Fellow, independent research with mentorship