Job Description:
Arizona State University’s Arizona Cancer Evolution Center and Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the area of cancer ecology and evolution with a special focus on statistical ecology and/or phylogeography. The postdoctoral associate will be taking a leadership role in the development of ecological and evolutionary methods to analyze pre-cancers and cancers. We have recently won a National Cancer Institute grant to generate a pre-cancer atlas for breast cancer. We are part of a national network to develop tumor atlases for both pre-cancers and cancers that will give us access to rich multimodal data on cancer cells and their microenvironments. We will be translating tools from ecology and evolution, as well as developing novel methods for studying cancer cell ecology and evolution. Ideal candidates would have expertise in developing and applying statistical methods for integrating multimodal data in landscapes and ecosystems and/or have expertise in developing phylogenetic and phylogeographic methods. No background in cancer is required.
Essential Duties:
- Methods development and implementation, data analyses, report/manuscript preparation, and mentorship of graduate and undergraduate students.
- Assist writing research proposals and seeking future funding.
- Establishing and sustaining interactions among faculty, post-docs, and students across the human tumor atlas network
Minimum Qualifications:
- Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. (within the past four years) in ecology, evolution, bioinformatics, biostatistics, or allied discipline
Desired Qualifications:
- Expertise in modern ecological and evolutionary methods, landscape ecology, satellite image analysis, etc.
- Interest in cancer (expertise is not required)
- Statistical methods development;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Apply:
Please submit to OKEDHiring@asu.edu as a single pdf document the following materials:
- Cover letter specifying relevant qualifications and training
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement of current research interests and expertise (2-page maximum)
- Three professional references with contact information
- One peer-reviewed publication.
Include "Application for Evolution and eEology of Cancer Postdoc" in the email subject line. Initial review of applications will begin in December 10, 2018; As long as the position is not filled, a review will continue every week thereafter until the search is closed. A background check is required for employment.
Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and it welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. ASU is in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Tempe, Arizona and is one of the largest universities in the U.S. The Academic Rankings of World Universities has included ASU in the top-100 list of research universities and ASU tops the 2015 - 2018 U.S. News & World Report list of most innovative schools in the US. Thomson Reuters Science Watch ranked ASU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (School of Molecular Sciences since August, 2015) 6th in impact worldwide, based on citation impact.
The Biodesign Institute addresses today's critical global challenges in healthcare, sustainability, and security by developing solutions inspired from natural systems and translating those solutions into commercially viable products and clinical practices.
Arizona State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
