Postdoctoral Associate

Maine; Bar Harbor, Northern (ME, KY); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Dr. Jennifer Trowbridge's laboratory.

The position will explore hematopoietic stem cell biology across aging, clonal hematopoiesis, and hematologic malignancies with the goal of identifying interventions to extend healthspan. The successful candidate will develop and execute independent research, contribute to manuscripts, fellowship applications, and conference presentations, and mentor junior lab members in a

Qualifications

• MD or PhD in biological or related sciences.
• First-author publication from graduate work.
• Strong foundational training in molecular and cell biology.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, execute, and analyze an independent research project within one or more lab focus areas.
• Prepare manuscripts, fellowship applications, and conference presentations.
• Mentor junior lab members and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Molecular biology

Cell biology

Verbal and written communication

Independent work/self-motivation

Education

MD or PhD in biological sciences

Tools

CRISPR gene editing

Lentiviral delivery

Bioinformatics

Mouse handling techniques

Job description

at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

Job Description

Postdoctoral Associate

Trowbridge Lab

Bar Harbor, ME

A Postdoctoral Associate position is available in Dr. Jennifer Trowbridge's laboratory at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. The Trowbridge lab is dedicated to uncovering the fundamental mechanisms that govern hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) biology across three interconnected areas:

• HSC aging - both the cell-intrinsic changes that accumulate over a lifetime and alterations that occur in the bone marrow microenvironment where these cells reside
• Clonal hematopoiesis - understanding why somatic mutations in epigenetic regulatory genes (e.g., DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1) are selectively expanded in HSCs with aging, and how they modify risk of aging-associated diseases
• Hematologic malignancies - the mechanisms by which clonal hematopoiesis progresses to myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Our long-term goal is to identify intervention strategies that extend "healthspan" of blood stem cells - preserving their regenerative capacity into older age and reducing the risk of blood cancers. The multi-disciplinary nature of our work is highlighted our recent publications in Nature Communications (Young et al., 2025) and Nature (Hosseini et al., 2025) identifying elevated mitochondrial metabolism as a selective dependency of CH-mutant HSCs.

The Trowbridge lab offers a highly collaborative environment with strong national and international collaborations. Past and current trainees have been extremely successful in obtaining competitive grant funding and fellowships, and have gone on to independent positions in both academia and industry.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to plan, develop, execute, and analyze an independent research project within one or more of the lab's focus areas. Additional responsibilities include preparing manuscripts, fellowship applications, and conference presentations, mentoring junior lab members and contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Required Qualifications

• M.D. or Ph.D. in biological or related sciences
• Minimum of one first-author publication from graduate work
• Strong foundational training in molecular and cell biology
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or training in any of the following areas:
• Hematopoiesis, stem cell biology, aging, or immunology
• Epigenetics or chromatin biology
• Mouse HSC biology-related experimental techniques
• CRISPR-based approaches including gene editing in primary cells, sgRNA design, lentiviral delivery
• Computational biology/bioinformatics

JAX Salary

• Year 0 - 1: $65,589
• Year 1 - 2: $67,318
• Year 2 - 3: $69,095
• Year 3 - 4: $70,521
• Year 4 - 5: $72,877
• Year 5 - 6: $75,569
• Based on years of experience as Postdoc

About JAX

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California),Japan andChina. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visitwww.jax.org.

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