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Assume responsibility for an on-going, innovative research project as a Postdoctoral Fellow at CHOP. Our postdoc experience will broaden your skillset, scientific background, and research capabilities.
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We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.
Responsibilities
- Participate in project planning, recording, and evaluation of data.
- Conduct independent scholarly research, developing new methods and protocols under the guidance of a mentor (principal investigator).
- Acquire technical, lab management, and grant writing skills.
- Participate in seminars, lectures, poster sessions, national presentations, and professional workshops.
- Supervise junior lab members.
- Assist with other research projects as needed.
Education Qualifications
- Doctorate (required)
About the Laboratory
A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the Lefebvre laboratory in the Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Abramson Research Institute.
The fellow will contribute to a research project aiming at elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying Genetic Skeletal dysplasias, including achondroplasia and campomelic dysplasia, and at developing gene therapy approaches to alleviate the clinical manifestations of these disorders and improve the quality of life of affected individuals. The fellow will use cutting-edge approaches in vivo and in vitro, including mouse models, human iPSC-derived organoid models, high-throughput ‘omics’ approaches and gene therapy strategies. Successful accomplishment of this research is anticipated to deepen fundamental scientific knowledge and to increase our understanding of mechanisms underlying skeletal dysplasias. It is also anticipated to help the fellow launch a promising career as an independent research investigator.
Strong candidates for this position will be eager to contribute to pioneering translational research. They will have obtained a Ph.D. degree in the last three years and will have a solid scientific background and a strong publication record relevant to the project. They will also have outstanding communication skills and first-rate interpersonal and organizational skills.
Candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a description of research interests and career goals, and contact information for three or more Faculty-level references to Dr. Véronique Lefebvre (lefebvrev1@chop.edu).
