Instructor in Neurosurgery
University of Pennsylvania Perelman
Institution
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Perelman School of Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Appointment Type
- Full-time Academic Support Staff position
- Initial appointment: 1 year
- Renewable based on satisfactory performance and funding availability
- Maximum appointment duration: 3 years
Research Area
- Lipid biology
- Tumor metabolism
- Pediatric brain tumors
- Brain tumor metabolism and epigenetics
- Clinical biomarker discovery
- Therapeutic target identification
- Mass spectrometry-based methodologies
- Translational cancer research
Minimum Qualifications
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
- At least 3 years of postdoctoral research experience
- Expertise in lipid biology and tumor metabolism
- Experience developing novel molecular tools and methodologies
- Strong background in mass spectrometry-based approaches
- Knowledge of FDA protocols for translational research
- Ability to establish and maintain multidisciplinary collaborations
Preferred Skills
- Experience with “big data” analysis and hypothesis-driven research
- Grant writing and research project management
- Coordination of multi-institutional collaborations
- Scientific manuscript preparation and publication
- Experience in biomarker and therapeutic target discovery
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct independent and collaborative research on pediatric brain tumors
- Utilize large-scale datasets to generate and test biological hypotheses
- Develop and apply molecular tools to study tumor metabolism
- Coordinate NIH-funded research projects with local, national, and international collaborators
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