Post Doctoral Scholar

Job Description

Post Doctoral Scholar to pursue specialized research training and experience under the guidance of a scientific mentor in the College of Medicine, Department of Pathology.

• Conducts research to characterize the genetic basis of human cancers

• Develops, adopts, and implements new laboratory methods to achieve characterization of the genetic basis of human cancers

• Identifies novel genes and examines their role in cancer development

• Analyzes changes in gene copy number and mRNA or protein expression, gene cloning and mutation detection

• Participates in analyzing data for reports for the purpose of grants submissions

• Trains staff in molecular biology techniques

Minimum Required Education

A Doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline is required.

The OSUCCC James is the only cancer program in the United States that features a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center aligned with a nationally ranked academic medical center and a freestanding cancer hospital on the campus of one of the nations largest public universities.