General Description

The Convergence Institute is recruiting postdoctoral fellows for The Convergence Fellows Program. The goal of the Convergence Institute is to bring together the brightest minds in cancer biology, clinical oncology, engineering, and computational biology to make new discoveries and bring forward the next generation of cancer research. The Institute consists of a transdisciplinary team of faculty and co-mentored trainees across career stages.

Data science and new measurement technologies are revolutionizing cancer research. Formal didactic programming will be offered to promote cross-pollination of fellows between labs and the oncology medical fellowship programs to ensure the transdisciplinary training, productivity, and career development of the fellows. This collaborative, transdisciplinary research environment, promoted by the program and the broader Johns Hopkins University, fosters a diverse and inclusive community. Additionally, it provides the opportunity to form a cohort of postdoctoral fellows working together to advance the next-generation of Convergence Cancer research. Trainees will have the opportunity to develop hybrid wet/dry lab research skills to advance multi-disciplinary team science research.

The Convergence Fellows program will form a cohort of postdocs spanning scientific disciplines to lead this advance through team science challenge problems in cancer research. Trainees will work at the cutting-edge of technology-driven, team-science research in cancer biology under the mentorship of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) Investigators and large-scale team science projects advancing Convergence research. Specific labs and opportunities are available at the Convergence Fellowship Webpage, and include cutting-edge convergence researchers, data science education, and infrastructure projects.

Fellowship Requirements

• Develop an independent research project in the advancement of novel data science, genomics, or profiling technologies for cancer research.
• Participate in applied research under the supervision of a multidisciplinary mentoring team.
• Provide and participate in didactic training in new technologies, including joint presentation with clinical fellows in the Oncology journal club.
• Participate in programmatic activities, presenting on research in the SKCCC trainee research activities and JHU Convergence Institute Symposium.
• Collaborate with fellow trainees in cohort on cutting edge technologies and computational advances to solve grand challenge problems in cancer biology and clinical oncology.
• Attend training in grant writing, and submit an F32, K99/R00, or equivalent.

Qualifications

PhD or equivalent with commitment to the application of emerging technologies, computational biology, and quantitative sciences to basic and translational cancer research. Candidates who are computationally trained or from biology disciplines who are seeking training in computation and technology development will also be considered.

Application Instructions

A complete application should include:

• Cover letter including description of lab and project(s) of interest listed on the Convergence Fellowship webpage.

• Current CV

• Three letters of recommendation

The Johns Hopkins University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We strongly encourage qualified women and under-represented minorities to apply.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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