Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Surgery

The Findlay Lab in the Department of Surgery and Massey Cancer Center located at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia is recruiting a motivated and skilled researcher for a Postdoctoral position. The chosen candidate will lead experiments on a federally funded project to investigate ‘lifestyle associated reactive metabolites and their negative impact on breast cancer risk’. Predominantly using cell line and dietary mouse models, the postdoctoral researcher will investigate the effects of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) on epithelial-fibroblast cross talk in the mammary gland microenvironment and its consequences to breast cancer risk.

Further information on our research interests can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvwMXqyrKG0
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-we-cook-our-food-is-killing-us-scientists-in-sc-knowwhy/ article_1a528150-660c-11e9-b22a-cff0cf48136a.html

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD required
• Requires an in-depth knowledge of relevant disciplines, processes or specialized fields
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team from culturally diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a team member at VCU is required

Additional Qualifications:

• Prior experience in cancer biology, normal development or cell biology
• Track record of productivity and independence
• Experience with mouse models is preferred but not required
• Driven to be an independent scientist

Please note that if you are employed as a university employee working in any of the health system's facilities, you will need to follow VCU Health System policies, which will include but will not be limited to, vaccination requirements.