The Center for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in The Department of Health Studies and Cancer Research Center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center at the University of Chicago seeks candidates for two or more fully-funded postdoctoral fellow/scholar positions in the areas of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetic Epidemiology. Applicants should have a doctoral degree in epidemiology or an MD with training in epidemiology. Successful candidates are expected to work on several integrated genomic epidemiology studies (genome wide studies based on array-based measures of SNPs, methylation, gene expression and copy number variation as well as candidate gene/haplotype based studies) of breast cancer, skin cancer and other cancer and precancerous conditions and molecular phenotypes.  Although these positions are meant for candidates with interests in training in multidisciplinary genomic epidemiology areas, we envision one position to be predominately focused on molecular/wet-lab setting and the other predominately focused on dry-lab epidemiologic/analytic setting.

The University of Chicago offers outstanding training opportunities for multidisciplinary Cancer and Genetic Epidemiology research by providing state of the art research resources encompassing a large number of faculties involved in epidemiological, molecular and statistical aspects of genomic and gene-environment research;  access to high throughput genomic facilities and related biostatistical/bioinformatics support; and clinical data/biospecimen repositories from multiethnic populations.

Please send a letter including a statement of future research goals, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of three references to: Dr. Habibul Ahsan, The University of Chicago,   5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2007, Chicago, IL 60637 or e-mail the information to epijobs@health.bsd.uchicago.edu. Application review will begin immediately but will continue until positions are filled.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.