Post-Doctoral Fellow- Internal Medicine/ Hematology, Oncology & Palliative Care
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content. Let's parse.
We have:
- Advertising Summary: description of VCU, School of Medicine, division, etc. Could be "About the role". Probably we can put that under About the role.
- Duties & Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe part of qualifications? Could separate.
- Salary Range: $63,480 - $68,380
- Benefits: description.
- Schedule: Hours per Week: 40, Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite, FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt, ORP Eligible: Yes.
- Also mention "Salary based on NIH scale for postdoctoral stipends." Already have range.
- Also mention "Collaborative and inclusive research environment", "Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resource", "Opportunities for professional development and career advancement", "Located in the vibrant city of Richmond, Virginia". Those could be Benefits or About the role.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc.
We must remove boilerplate: equal opportunity employer, background checks, etc? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove "Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer." and "The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment." Also maybe "Please See Below For Other Information About The Position". Also "Advertising Summary:" label maybe not needed.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So keep description of VCU, division, lab, duties, qualifications, salary range, benefits description, schedule details.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll structure:
About the role
... description ...
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
maybe combine Minimum Qualifications? But we have Qualifications section. Could use "Qualifications" heading. The instruction list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could put Minimum Qualifications under Qualifications, Preferred under Skills? Or combine. Better: Use "Qualifications" for minimum, and "Preferred Qualifications" maybe under Skills? But we have separate Preferred Qualifications. Could put under "Qualifications" both minimum and preferred, but we need to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real specific content. We have both minimum and preferred; we can put them under Qualifications (minimum) and Skills (preferred). Or we could have two sections: Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications (but not in list). The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect only those headings. So we must map content to those headings. So we need to decide where to put minimum qualifications vs preferred qualifications. Could put minimum under Qualifications, preferred under Skills. Or we could put both under Qualifications and leave Skills empty (but we must not emit heading with filler). So we need to put something under Skills. Preferred qualifications include specific skills: animal handling, transgenic colony maintenance, etc. So we can put those under Skills.
Thus:
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: ...
Skills
- ... preferred qualifications items ...
but okay. Responsibilities: "Duties & Responsibilities The potential candidate is expected to have experience in various tissue culture techniques, immune cell assays, and molecular assays including qRT-PCR, western blotting, ELISA that we routinely use in our laboratory. Also, we have several animal models including patient-derived xenografts that need to be maintained and used for translational research. A thorough understanding of cancer biology, drug development, and immunobiology is appreciated. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and characterizing transgenic mice colonies." We can make list items: each sentence maybe. Qualifications (minimum): "Minimum Qualifications Candidates should be self-motivated, career oriented, and should be capable of troubleshooting animal handling, molecular, cellular, ex vivo, and in vivo studies. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, multiple publications, and strong reference letters are required.Ph.D. degree in a life science (cellular or molecular biology) within the last three years of matriculation.Research experience and an excellent knowledgebase in biochemical, metabolic, and signaling process as they relate to cancer.The applicant should enjoy providing a training role for students and other coworkers and should be open to scientific collaboration within the institution as well as outside the institution.The candidate should possess excellent written and spoken (English) communication skills and should be able to present scientific data at international meetings.Possess high levels of independence, scientific rigor and critical thinking.The ability to effectively collaborate with individuals across a range of disciplines, including clinicians and scientists.Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU." We'll put as
maybe. Skills (preferred): "Preferred Qualifications Animal handling including, transgenic colony maintenance, tumor cell implantation, drug treatments, experience in solid tumors, working with suspension and adherent cancer cell lines, the quantitative measurement of mRNA expression, flow cytometry, primary lymphocyte isolation from peripheral blood, big data analysis, and/or the use of animal models would be a plus.A PhD in oncology/immunology is preferred. Other relevant domains such as cancer biology, molecular and cellular biology are also accepted." We'll list each as
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with details. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: equal opportunity employer, background checks, "Please See Below For Other Information About The Position". Also remove "Advertising Summary:" label maybe but keep content. Let's craft HTML. We'll need to escape any special characters? Not needed. We'll produce:
About the role
At VCU, we take pride in our deep commitment to our postdoctoral community. In 2026, the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) named VCU as one of only 12 recipients of its inaugural Institutional Policy Awards, in recognition of our transformative efforts to elevate quality of life and workplace equity for postdocs. VCU postdocs are Virginia state employees, with benefits mirroring 12-month faculty. We adhere closely to the NPA’s guidelines for best practices in postdoc training. We work closely with our local NPA chapter, the VCU Postdoc Association, to make this a welcoming and productive place to complete your training. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond, accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research and internationally recognized for patient care and education. The Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care is a specialized group of physicians, healthcare providers, researchers and professors that provides unique medical and supportive care needs of patients in the greater Richmond area and throughout Virginia. As part of VCU Massey Cancer Center, an NCI‑Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, division members develop the latest cancer treatments through research and translate discoveries into cutting‑edge patient care. As part of the VCU School of Medicine, division faculty contribute expertise to patient care, research and teaching missions. A collaborative environment among division faculty and with other specialists from multiple disciplines provides a comprehensive approach to patient care and physician training. A Postdoctoral Fellowship position under the mentorship of Venkata Lokesh Battula, Ph.D., is available to study breast cancer. The laboratory investigates the role of cancer stem cells and GD3 synthase in regulating mammary tumorigenesis using transgenic mice models and GD3S knockout mice to determine GD3 synthase’s