Lab-Liang- Post-Doctoral Fellow

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health. 

The Wistar Institute is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). All candidates must share our commitment to DEI. The Wistar Institute is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, mentoring, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of our academic/research community.

The Wistar Institute has an opening for an ambitious and productive Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the laboratory of Dr. Chengyu Liang to develop and apply integrative approaches for highthroughput screening, functional genomic, and structural biology analyses to identify novel biomarkers, cancer/viral vulnerability targets in cancer genetics and treatment advancement. Research in the Liang Lab is centered on understanding the basic principle of cellular processes to answer key questions in cancer development as well as viral infectious disease. The Liang lab is a multidisciplinary, highly interactive team, and postdocs are expected to conduct independent and challenging research under the PI’s close supervision and work in a highly collaborative manner.

Recent PhD graduates from related fields with a record of publications are encouraged to apply. Strong laboratory skills with a penetrating knowledge of computational biology, functional genomics, and demonstrated ability to work independently with self-initiative, pro-active thinking are required.

The candidate should have the highest scientific integrity and a strong commitment to research excellence and achieving assigned objectives. In addition to the online application, please submit a curriculum vitae and contact details of three references to Dr. Chengyu Liang,cliang@wistar.org. Lab website: https://wistar.org/our-scientists/chengyu-liang

The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org. 

It is the policy of the Institute to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, citizenship, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), pregnancy, caregiver status, domestic or sexual violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or on the basis of genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, with respect to all terms and conditions of employment.