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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world's most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.

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Job Description

The Diver lab, located at the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) in New York City seeks enthusiastic, highly driven, and creative postdoctoral fellows to join our team.

Lab Website: www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/melinda-diver

We elucidate the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of understudied transmembrane protein families with the goal of revealing critical knowledge about their roles in human physiology and disease. These proteins represent valuable potential drug targets for diseases, such as chronic pain and cancer, for which there is an urgent need to develop more effective and targeted therapeutic strategies. Our approach is comprehensive, combining high-resolution structure determination, biochemical and biophysical approaches, cellular assays, and electrophysiology, thereby facilitating a broad understanding of the function of these ion channel and transporter families.

The Diver laboratory is equipped with state-of-the art facilities for membrane protein biochemistry, electrophysiology, and structural biology. Our research program is supported by access to high quality facilities for single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) including a FEI Titan Krios at MSKCC and additional microscopes, resources, and training at the New York Structural Biology Center, which includes NCCAT.

MSKCC is ideally located within the vibrant Tri-institutional community, alongside Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University, on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The community is committed to research training and offers an exciting and stimulating environment for biomedical research. Housing and childcare assistance are available.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Ph.D. or equivalent in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, and/or structural biology
• Excellent track record in research
• Keen interest in understanding pain signaling

If you have any questions about this job opportunity, please contact:

Melinda Diver

diverm2@mskcc.org

** Please include a cover letter, brief statement of prior research experience and research interests, CV, and contact information for three references in your application submission.

Salary: $61,150 - $86,861

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