Postdoc Scientist: Genome Editing for Blood Disorders

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. The role focuses on genome editing in hematopoietic systems and collaboration with a diverse team.

Responsibilities include experimental design, data interpretation, grant writing, and manuscript preparation within a translational project framework. PhD required and strong background in HSC biology is expected.

Qualifications

• PhD required.
• Experience with mice models is essential.
• Strong background in cell biology and HSC biology.
• Exposure to high-throughput screens, CRISPR/Cas9, base editors will strengthen the application.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel research project(s) and idea(s) in collaboration with mentor.
• Design and perform experiments, interpret data, and communicate results with scientific community.
• Work with mice models of human disease.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team and with collaborative labs inside and outside St.Jude.
• Generate initial draft for grants and research manuscripts.
• Professional development requirement, including grant writing.

Skills

Mice handling

Cell biology

HSC biology

CRISPR/Cas9

Base editors

iPSC

Education

PhD

Tools

CRISPR/Cas9

Base editors

iPSC

Job description

The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. The role focuses on genome editing in hematopoietic systems and collaboration with a diverse team.

Responsibilities include experimental design, data interpretation, grant writing, and manuscript preparation within a translational project framework. PhD required and strong background in HSC biology is expected.