• Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)


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    Title Postdoctoral Fellowship

     

    School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

     

    Department/Area Genetics and Complex Diseases

    Position Description

    The Department if Genetics and Complex Disease( GCD ) at the Harvard School of Public Health ( HSPH ) seeks candidate for the position of Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Farese and Walther Laboratory studies the biochemistry of cellular lipid metabolism and homeostasis. We are particularly interested in neutral lipid synthesis and Lipid Droplet biogenesis.

    Basic Qualifications

    For our joint laboratory, we seek an outstanding individual with Ph.D. training in biochemistry and/or structural biology to study the mechanistic basis of lipid synthesis and lipid droplet formation. The successful candidate will be integral part of a collaboration with Dr. Maofu Liao’s single particle electron microscopy group in our department at Harvard Medical School(http://liao.hms.harvard.edu/).

    Additional Qualifications

    Applicants should possess a Ph.D. and/or M.D./Ph.D. degree in structural biology (X-ray crystallography, NMR or electron microscopy), biochemistry, or molecular biology and have a strong publication record

     

    Special Instructions

    For additional information please visit our webpages:

    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/farese-walther-lab/

     

    http://cellbio.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/farese-jr

     

    http://cellbio.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/walther

     

    http://liao.hms.harvard.edu/

    Contact Information

    Trevor Holmes ,Faculty Coordinator

    Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases

    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

     

    655 Huntington Avenue

     

    Boston, MA 02115

     

    Contact Email [email protected]

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

     

    Minimum Number of References Required 3

     

    Maximum Number of References Allowed 6

     

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