Current opportunities:
October 2024 – The Training Program in Tumor Microenvironment seeks pre- and postdoctoral trainees
| TPTM is pleased to request applications for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral trainee appointments. The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2024 and will be backdated. More details, including eligibility requirements, details of support, and the application information can be found in the Competition Space application. |
| All application materials should be submitted through the application in Competition Space and are due by Monday, October 21. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Castro, Ph.D. (mariacas@umich.edu) or Analisa DiFeo, Ph.D. (adifeo@med.umich.edu) |
October 2024 – U-M Medical School seeks applicants for Research Operations, Management & Strategy Fellowship
The Research Operations, Management & Strategy (ROMS) Fellowship is a two-year, paid, full-time position at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. The fellowship provides a unique and valuable experience for biomedical Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral trainees looking to transition from the research bench to rewarding careers in research operations and administration.
In-person information session: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 3:30 p.m.
Taubman Health Sciences Library (THSL) 5320
Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Here is the link to RVSP. Please complete the form to RSVP by October 28, 2024.
UMass Chan Early Independence Fellows Program seeks talented junior researchers
The RNA Therapeutics Initiative (RTI) at UMass Chan aims to recruit exceptionally talented junior scientists with the potential to become independent investigators as Maraganore Early Independence Fellows.
Click here to view a flyer with more information including details on eligibility and how to apply.
An upcoming informational webinar will be held to answer questions or watch the previously recorded session from October 2.
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 2 p.m. | Click here to register.
Click here to watch the previous info session held October 2.
July 2024 – Scientific (RNA Program) Manager – Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – Genoa, Italy
IIT in Genoa, Italy seeking SCIENTIFIC (RNA program) MANAGER with reporting and communication skills
The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia’s (IIT’s) RNA Technologies flagship is seeking to appoint a Scientific Project Manager that will have a key research role on planning, managing, monitoring and implementing all the activities necessary for the successful completion of internal and external projects for which IIT is the Coordinator.
June 2024 – Tenure Track Position in RNA Modification – Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier | INSERM
Tenure Track Position at the Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier
The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) is seeking a talented candidate for a tenure-track position at the Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier (ICRM). The position will focus on basic and translational research on epitranscriptomics functions in cancer. The chair package includes a 5-year senior research contract, plus seed funding of 200 k€ (roughly $215,000).
To Apply:
Submit your CV and cover letter, plus three references, to Alexandre David (alexandre.david.inserm.fr).
More information may be found in this downloadable PDF flier.
May 2024 – Ohio Eminent Scholar in Molecular Genetics – The Ohio State University
Ohio Eminent Scholar in Molecular Genetics
The Department of Molecular Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for the position of Ohio Eminent Scholar in Molecular Genetics, an endowed, tenure-track position at the Associate or Full Professor level.
The Ohio Eminent Scholars (OES) Program, created by the Ohio General Assembly and administered by the Ohio Board of Regents, aims to enhance the national eminence of selected outstanding academic programs at Ohio universities by attracting internationally recognized scholars. Applications are sought from those with a distinguished track record of investigating fundamental biological questions in any system.
For application and more information, visit the Ohio Eminent Scholar in Molecular Genetics website.
May 2024 – Multiple full-time openings for Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Graduate Research Assistants – Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu Lab | University of Michigan
Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu Lab in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of University of Michigan has multiple full-time openings for Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Graduate Research Assistants.
Our research group recently joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biointerfaces Institutes at the University of Michigan — Ann Arbor.
Openings
Multiple research openings in the lab for postdocs, graduate students, technicians or scientists (immunologists and chemists), and a lab manager, please contact us if interested! Email: guizhiz@med.umich.edu.
Funded by multiple million-dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD), and American Cancer Society (ACS), multiple openings for postdocs, PhD/MS graduate students, technicians/chemists/biologists, and visiting students and scholars are available to work on projects in areas of mRNA vaccines, RNA editing, DNA/RNA immunotherapeutic for cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
For postdocs and biologists, research experience in one or multiple areas of RNA biology or engineering, vaccine, drug/vaccine/nucleic acid delivery, gene editing, tumor therapy, and animal handling is preferred.
Prospective postdocs and visiting graduate students, please email CV/Research Experience/Research Plan in one PDF.
Multiple industry-funded openings of postdocs and biologists are expected in the coming months. Should you be interested in developing tumor therapeutic mRNA vaccines, please email CV/Research Experience in one PDF file.
About the Zhu Lab
With the overarching goal to develop novel and clinically translatable nucleic acid immunotherapeutics and vaccines, Zhu Lab’s research interest lies at the interface of RNA/DNA/protein chemistry and engineering, immunology, and applied chemistry and biomaterials. Our current focus is to develop circRNA/mRNA/oligonucleotide immunotherapeutics/vaccines and their delivery systems for the prophylaxis or immunotherapy of cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmune disorders. We have published 100 papers including recent research articles in Science Advances and Nature Communications. Learn more about Dr. Guizhi (Julian) Zhu.
Additional information about the Zhu Lab and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus.