Postdoctoral Associate

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

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 and China. 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.

EEO Statement

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.