Postdoctoral Scholar - Cell and Biological Systems

About the role

Postdoctoral scholar position available immediately in a well funded established laboratory at Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Cancer Institute at Hershey, PA. The laboratory is located in the Penn State Cancer Institute, a state-of-the-art building providing all the necessary shared equipment and centralized research facilities. The lab focuses on delineating the epigenetic pathways that regulate hematopoiesis.

• Study of epigenetic modulation in hematopoietic stem cell differentiation using genome wide and single cell RNA seq analysis.
• Investigate the role of key transcription factors in regulating hematopoiesis in conditional knockout and knockin mouse models.

Requirements

• PhD or MD/PhD degree.
• Research training in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or Genetics.
• Evidence of prior productive scientific works in the form of publications in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Publications in the area of molecular biology, gene expression, or hematopoiesis.
• Required clearances: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

Skills

• Basic biochemistry and molecular biology techniques.
• Cell culture.
• RNA seq and ChIP seq analysis.
• Transgenic mouse handling.
• Experience in gene regulation, hematopoiesis, bioinformatics analysis, and/or use of mouse models (preferred).

Benefits

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full‑time employees designed to support both personal and professional well‑being. For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page. (Note: For Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.)