Postdoctoral Fellow: Metabolic Regulation in Aging & Cancer

Laplace Expert Ltd; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Medical School’s Haigis Lab seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study metabolic regulation in aging and disease, including cancer and immune dysfunction. The fellow will design experiments, perform analyses, and contribute to grants, manuscripts, and collaborations.

This salaried, benefits-eligible position is one-year with potential extension, located in Cambridge, MA, USA. The role emphasizes collaboration and methodological rigor in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Qualifications

• PhD or MD/PhD in cell biology, molecular biology, chemistry or related discipline.
• Useful experience includes mass spectrometry, metabolic profiling, protein purification, genetics, mouse physiology, cancer biology or structural biology.

Responsibilities

• Develop a lab-aligned research project with Dr Haigis and conduct experiments.
• Analyze data, prepare grant and fellowship applications and scholarly manuscripts.
• Mentor lab members and participate in collaborative research activities.

Skills

Mass spectrometry

Metabolic profiling

Genetic screening

Biochemistry

Protein purification

Mouse physiology

Cancer biology

Education

PhD or MD/PhD in cell biology, molecular biology, chemistry or related discipline

Tools

Mass spectrometry

Job description

Harvard Medical School’s Haigis Lab seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study metabolic regulation in aging and disease, including cancer and immune dysfunction. The fellow will design experiments, perform analyses, and contribute to grants, manuscripts, and collaborations.

This salaried, benefits-eligible position is one-year with potential extension, located in Cambridge, MA, USA. The role emphasizes collaboration and methodological rigor in biochemistry and molecular biology.