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Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Postdoctoral fellow

Role Overview

The Romesser Lab is recruiting a bold, creative, and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team studying therapy-induced senescence, tumor immunology, and translational cancer biology.

Our laboratory is focused on turning cellular senescence into a therapeutically actionable immunologic state against cancer. Rooted in rectal cancer, but designed to translate across immune-refractory tumors, our program integrates immunocompetent mouse models, patient-derived organoids, tumor-immune co-culture systems, single-cell and spatial multi-omics, CRISPR-based functional genomics, and deeply annotated clinical specimens.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop and lead NIH- and foundation-funded projects that dissect the senescence-immune interface and identify novel combination therapies that can be advanced toward clinical translation. The fellow will be expected to design, execute, optimize, and troubleshoot experiments across in vivo, ex vivo, and patient-derived model systems; integrate mechanistic and translational studies across mouse models, organoids, co-culture platforms, human tumor samples, and clinical biospecimens; analyze and interpret complex datasets; prepare manuscripts; present findings at scientific meetings; contribute to fellowship and grant applications; and collaborate across MSK's scientific community.

Key Requirements

PhD, MD/PhD, MD or equivalent doctoral degree in immunology, cancer biology, molecular biology, cell biology, computational biology, or a related field.
Strong record of scientific productivity, including first-author publications or clear evidence of major manuscript-level contributions.
Demonstrated ability to think critically, generate hypotheses, design experiments, troubleshoot, and interpret data.
Experience in at least one relevant area, such as tumor immunology, cancer biology, organoid systems, mouse models, senescence biology, cancer metabolism, CRISPR screening, single-cell/spatial biology, or computational biology.
Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for working in a collaborative translational research environment.

Application Requirements

Core Skills:

Experimental Design & Troubleshooting: Ability to conceptualize, execute, optimize, and troubleshoot complex in vivo, ex vivo, and patient-derived model systems, including mouse models, organoids, co-cultures, CRISPR perturbations, and multiplex assays.
Tumor Immunology & Translational Biology: Experience with immunological assays such as flow cytometry, ELISA/LEGENDplex, T-cell or myeloid functional assays, tumor-immune co-culture systems, or related approaches.
Data Interpretation & Multi-omic Integration: Ability to interpret complex biological datasets, including single-cell, spatial, functional genomics, flow cytometry, immune profiling, and clinical correlative data.
Computational Experience Preferred: Experience with R, Python, Seurat, Scanpy, statistical analysis, data visualization, and/or machine learning approaches is preferred but not required. Candidates with strong wet-lab expertise and interest in working closely with computational collaborators are encouraged to apply.
Scientific Communication & Leadership: Strong record of scientific communication, including manuscripts, presentations, collaborative project management, and mentorship of junior trainees.

Candidates are not expected to have expertise in all areas. We are especially interested in applicants with depth in one or more relevant disciplines, intellectual curiosity, strong experimental judgment, and a desire to learn new approaches.

International candidates are encouraged to apply. Visa and onboarding support are available through MSK's institutional processes.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should submit a CV, letter of interest, and contact information for references.
The letter of interest should briefly describe the applicant's prior research experience, one example of a project or experiment they helped drive intellectually, their future scientific interests, and why they are interested in the Romesser Lab.
Please send application materials to: Contact Name: Tiara Williamson. Contact Email: WilliT11@mskcc.org