Florida International University – Board of Trustees Looking for Postdoctoral Associate – Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Full Time

Florida International University is a that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 56,000 and 290,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.

The Dimitroff Laboratory within the Translational Glycobiology Institute (TGIF) at FIU is seeking a full-time, non-tenure, Postdoctoral Associate position. The Dimitroff Laboratory is located within the TGIF, which is a one-of-its-kind glycoscience research facility housed with the necessary expertise, equipment, and shared resources to conduct innovative studies on the glycobiological factors causing human disease.

The Postdoctoral Associate will investigate how cancer cell glycans and related glycan-binding lectins impact growth and metastasis. There will also be a focus on how malignant B-lymphocyte glycans/lectins regulate their fate and function. The selected candidate will be tasked to perform experimentation using methods, such as IF/IHC, flow cytometry/sterile cell sorting, RT-qPCR, SDS-PAGE/Western blotting, lectin-affinity chromatography, and ex vivo cell isolation/culturing. The Postdoctoral Associate will perform experimentation using in vivo methods, such as human tumor xenograft growth and metastasis assays, and syngeneic murine tumor growth/metastasis assays. These assays are highlighted by the availability of a state-of-the-art in vivo fluorescence/luciferase AmiHT Spectral Imager, a new NIKON fluorescence/light microscope with digital imaging software, a Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid Mass Spectrometer and an EVOS M7000 Imaging System. It is expected that the selected individual will submit/discuss progress weekly and write abstracts/manuscripts, publish their work as a first author in high impact journals, and regularly present at national scientific meetings and TGIF meetings. The Laboratory is operationally designed to train high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and Postdoctoral Associates are expected to advise and train students as a structured mentoring network. There is long-standing emphasis on seeking and training underrepresented minorities and providing equal opportunities for women in science.

Minimum qualifications include a terminal degree (PhD or MD/PhD)

Qualified qualifications include a strong background in:

• Cancer biology, mechanisms of metastasis, and/or adaptive immunology
• Use of human/translational models of disease
• Experimental methods in cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology
• The capacity to write scientific reports and orally present research work
• The capacity to communicate, mentor, and participate in a collaborative “team” approach

Faculty

Commensurate with experience

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*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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