Applications are open for Postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Berkeley in the United States of America.

The He Lab at UC Berkeley is seeking a creative, accomplished, and highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to work with the graduate students and current postdoctoral scholars. The successful candidate will work closely with the PI and the lab group to study one of the following areas

• lung cancer metastasis
• cilia biology in the context of lung development and brain development
• pluripotent stem cells and preimplantation development.

The successful candidate will also have a unique opportunity to learn the novel in vivo CRISPR-genome editing tools, and to contribute to new innovation to this technology.

The He Lab

The He lab at UC Berkeley is one of the pioneers in non-coding RNA (ncRNA) biology. The He Lab employs novel approaches in mouse genetics, genomics, cell and molecular biology to understand the functional importance and the molecular regulation of various non-coding elements in development and disease, including microRNAs (miRNAs), long ncRNAs and retrotransposons. The He lab is also well known for its development of novel genome editing tools in mammalian genetics. The PI Dr. Lin He received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, and is currently a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Faculty Scholar. More information about The He Lab can be found via helabucb.weebly.com

The He lab is in the MCB department at UC Berkeley, which encompasses a breadth of disciplines spanning all levels of organization and encompassing diverse organisms. UC Berkeley is at a central location in the San Francisco bay area, surrounded by many excellent academic institutions and biotech/pharmaceutical companies. The breath of training, combined with the unique location of Berkeley, offer a nurturing environment for the next-generation scientist to launch on a successful career in biomedical research in academia and industry.

Qualifications

Candidates must have the following qualifications for this Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Berkeley

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program at the time of application.
• Track record of publication in peer-reviewed journals by the start date of the position.
• The candidate may have no more than four years of post-degree research experience.

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