Postdoctoral Resarcher

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Childhood Cancer Data Lab
USA Pennsylvania
www.ccdatalab.org/post-doc

Description

The Childhood Cancer Data Lab (CCDL), an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation initiative, welcomes applications for candidates for a computational postdoctoral appointment at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. The CCDL’s mission is to accelerate the pace of finding cures for childhood cancer by empowering scientists and doctors to harness the power of “big data.” Scientists at the CCDL contribute to the development of new methods and/or the application of these methods to childhood cancer data. This postdoc will be located in the CCDL in Center City, Philadelphia but will hold a postdoctoral position at Penn, with full access to Penn biomedical postdoc programs.


Qualifications

1. Candidates are expected to have an MD, PhD, or equivalent, with either

A. A strong background in computer science, machine learning, statistics, genetics, bioinformatics, or closely related field and programming experience with attributable contributions to source code and a primary interest in applying these skills to pediatric cancers.

B. Deep expertise in pediatric cancer with some experience in biological data science and a willingness to grow their skill set in this domain.

2. The ideal candidate will have a track record of scientific productivity and leadership and will strive for robust and reproducible analytical workflows.


Start date

November 30, -0001

How to Apply

bit.ly/CCDLPD


Contact

Casey Greene