Postdoctoral Fellow - Dr. Thales Papagiannakopoulos

About the role

The Papagiannakopoulos (PapaG) Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join an interdisciplinary research program focused on how cancer communicates with the nervous system and the rest of the body. Our lab studies how aggressive cancers such as lung cancer reshape organismal physiology, behavior, metabolism, and anti-tumor immunity.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to an ambitious international effort aimed at understanding the brain–body–tumor axis and its role in cancer progression and host physiology.
• Apply neuroscience approaches to fundamental questions in cancer biology.
• Utilize a broad range of approaches including genetically engineered mouse models, in vivo CRISPR-based functional genomics, tumor immunology, metabolism, and physiology.
• Expand into new directions at the intersection of cancer and the nervous system.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in neuroscience, immunology, cancer biology, or related fields.
• Excited to apply neuroscience approaches to fundamental questions in cancer biology.

Qualifications

• Experience Level/Tier: Salk Postdoc Salary 0 - 5
• Full postdoctoral salary range for wet lab opportunities is $70,500-$78,000.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, patient advocacy services, and transit/parking program.

Skills

• Strong background in neuroscience, immunology, cancer biology, or related fields.
• Ability to apply neuroscience approaches to fundamental questions in cancer biology.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, patient advocacy services, and transit/parking program.

Pay

• Full postdoctoral salary range for wet lab opportunities is $70,500-$78,000.

Schedule

• Not specified.

Benefits

• Retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, patient advocacy services, and transit/parking program.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

• The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal access to opportunities for students, employees, applicants for employment and other visitors.