Description

Lencer Lab – Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

The successful candidate will lead an established NIH-funded project that focuses on the biology of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease risk allele C1ORF106 (INAVA) and how the protein acts in biomolecular condensates to regulate cellular proteostasis; and he/she/they will join a second project that focuses on the PARD6B/aPKC/Cdc42 epithelial membrane polarity complex and how it acts in a novel mechanism of cell-autonomous host defense at mucosal surfaces. Both projects will be available for career development.

The candidate must be able to work independently, problem solve and be outgoing and collaborative in the laboratory environment.  Career paths into academia or industry will be supported.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing their background and experience, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to:  Wayne Lencer c/o Aglaia Polyzou, Enders 609, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.  Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School are Equal Opportunity Employers