Scientist III in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

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lifting, pushing, pulling up to 25 lbs, sitting and standing for long periods of time,

8:30 am – 5:30 pm (40 hr/wk)

The Markey Cancer Center has an opening for a Scientist III. This position requires a minimum of a PhD degree in a biomedical science or related field, with rich experience in breast cancer research (particularly on metastasis) and metabolism studies. A track record of experience as demonstrated through publications in those areas preferred. This person will be responsible for challenging research projects on delineating the metabolic reprogramming that governs breast cancer development, dissemination and metastasis to distant organs and tissues. Both strong molecular and cellular techniques and animal modeling are required for this position. In addition, this person will be responsible for supervising graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and technicians. He/she will also generate research results for presentation, grant application and manuscript publications. Furthermore, this person will lead a research group in weekly journal club on scientific discussion and communication. Lastly, he/she will be responsible for managing the workings of the lab, supplies, protocol updates, annual inspection and animal studies.

Internal Candidate Being Considered.

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MS windows, excel, powerpoint, photoshop, and endnotes

PhD in Molecular, Cellular Biology or related field with 5 or more years of experience in breast cancer, epigenetic regulation and metabolic reprogramming research

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