Postdoctoral scientist: preclinical development of breakthrough therapies for cancer

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Postdoctoral scientist: preclinical development of breakthrough therapies for cancer

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Offer DescriptionThe Institute for Translational Medicine and Liver Disease, Inserm U1110, University of Strasbourg France, is looking for a talented and driven scientist to join Prof. Thomas Baumert’s innovative FIBCAN program funded by a five-year ERC Advanced Grant of the European Research Council. The program is highly translational developing transformative solutions for oncology with a focus on fibrosis-induced liver cancer. The successful candidate will contribute to the preclinical development of breakthrough therapies for cancer. A background in fibrosis, immunology or cancer research would be desirable. Our program is based on key scientific discoveries described in: Mailly et al. Nature Biotech 2015, Nakagawa et al. Cancer Cell 2016, Aizarani et al. Nature 2019, Hamdane et al. Gastroenterology 2019, Jühling et al. Gut 2021, Crouchet et al. Nat. Commun. 2021, Roehlen et al. Science Translational Med 2022, Roehlen et al. J. Hepatol. 2023.What we offerThe institute is a world-class organisation of scientific excellence, training, and innovation in the heart of Europe within a high-quality environment of pharma, academia, and medical care. The successful candidate will benefit from:

• An international and vibrant state-of-the-art training environment
• Cutting-edge technologies including a single-cell RNASeq and spatial transcriptomics platform and patient-derived models
• Systems biology and artificial intelligence programs
• Close collaborations with pharma and world-class leaders in the field
• Tenure track program at Inserm and Unistra and career opportunities in partnering industry
• For medical doctors: opportunities to receive PhD in translational research and concomitant hospital appointments

RequirementsResearch Field Biological sciences » Biology Education Level PhD or equivalentResearch Field Medical sciences » Cancer research Education Level PhD or equivalentSkills/QualificationsPhD or MD with a first publication record and ambition to contribute to an innovative program to success. Strong communicator with excellent command of English, both spoken and written. Drive and motivation to execute a project in translational research. You thrive in a fast-paced and exciting scientific environment with the opportunity for contributing to a biomedical translational research program.Languages ENGLISH Level ExcellentAdditional InformationSelection processPlease send your motivation letter (why you are interested in this position) and CV (including experience, track record and 2 academic references) to Prof. Thomas Baumert ( ) and Dr Catherine Schuster ( ).Deadline for applications: 31/05/2024.Work Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Institute for Translational Medicine and Liver Disease Country France City Strasbourg Postal Code 67000 Street 3 rue Koeberlé GeofieldWhere to apply E-mailThomas.Baumert@unistra.frContact CityStrasbourg WebsiteStreet3 Rue Koeberlé Postal Code67000STATUS: EXPIRED

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Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin

Job date

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:25:14 GMT

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