• Postdoctoral Fellow

    MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)


    Head and Neck Surgery department will deliver the highest possible clinical care for patients with cancer of the head and neck. Using an interdisciplinary approach, experts from across disciplines come together to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with all types and stages of head and neck cancer. The Postdoctoral fellow position will work on one of our research projects on imaging and molecular epidemiology and translational study of HPV-related head and neck cancers. The candidate will combine cellular and molecular expertise with imaging and epidemiological skills and approaches to identify biomarkers and will use these biomarkers to identify subgroups at high-risk for cancer prevention and prediction of clinical outcomes. The projects on this position aim to identify genetic susceptible biomarkers for treatment, early detection, and prevention of head and neck cancers, particularly HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer.

     

    *LEARNING OBJECTIVES*

     

    The candidate will learn basic study design, data collection, and data analysis of molecular epidemiology study of one of my projects on head and neck cancers. By the end of the training period, the candidate will master following 1) case-control or case-case study design, 2) development of study database for collected data, and 3) use statistical tools, such as SAS program, for data analysis. The candidate will learn to present research results in our weekly lab meeting or national meeting. By the end of the training appointment, the candidate will know how to make slides for research presentation and get experience for data presentation for his own research, as well as prepare the manuscripts for publication.

     

    *ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS*

    Minimum required: 1-2 experience in biological, medical, and imaging research in cancer patients

    *POSITION INFORMATION*

     

    MD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a [salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000](https://trainees.mdanderson.org/apply/mdaPostdoctoralFellowStipendFY24.pdf). depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent [benefits](https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/insurance-0/eligibility), including medical, dental, [paid time off](https://www.mdanderson.org/about-md-anderson/employee-resources/leave.html), [retirement](https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/ut-retirement-program/voluntary-retirement-programs), tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition