Postdoctoral Fellow (Prof. Tracy McGaha Lab)
Job Responsibilities
- The position will focus on tumor microenvironment in GI and liver cancer under the direction of Prof. Tracy L. McGaha as part of a collaborative program between the University of Hong Kong and the University Health Network/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Canada). The successful candidates will work in close collaboration with the principal investigator’s scientific teams at the Centre for Oncology and Immunology and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to decipher myeloid/tumor interactions using high dimensional, spatially resolved approaches.
- Applicants are expected to contribute to collaborative research projects in discovery of cancer biomarkers using large scale multi-omics approach, organoid technology, and novel animal models, as well as anti-cancer or immuno-oncology drug development.
Job Requirements
- Applicants should have strong research background in Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering or Biological Science, preferably in Cancer Biology, Immunology, Immuno-oncology, Molecular Biology, Genomic, Proteomic, Metabolomic, Bioinformatics Studies, Single Cell Technology or Medicinal Chemistry.
- Applicants should:
- Essential
- Possess a demonstrated track record of publishing academic research papers
- Understanding and/or experience in CRISPR/Cas9 technology, high-throughput screening techniques, next generation sequencing, and single cell sequencing technologies
- Experienced in molecular biology laboratory techniques and handling mammalian cell culture
- Desirable
- Specialised research interest in multi-omics profiling, bioinformatics, cancer metabolism, medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery
- Understanding and experience in drug sensitivity screen and identification of new drugs for personalized cancer immuno-therapy
- Experienced in mouse models, xenograft models and biobanking
- Experienced in animal handling technique
- Experienced in clinical trial and establishing translation research infrastructure
- Applicants should have a good command of written and spoken English, strong communication skills, and be self-motivated, hardworking and able to work well in an interdisciplinary team.
- The appointees shall work in Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.
- Overseas graduates are welcome to apply, the qualification awarding institution should be the top 100 institutions for STEM-related subjects in QS/Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni/Times Higher Education/U.S. News world university rankings.