Postdoctoral Associate

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Requisition Number: 273474

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Personnel Area: MEDICAL CENTER

Date: Aug 12, 2026

School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Be You.

We are seeking a motivated and hardworking postdoctoral candidate to take a leadership role on projects focused on the intersection of hormone therapy resistance and immune evasion in prostate cancer. You will be co-mentored by Dr. Jason Somarelli, a PhD basic scientist, Dr. Andrew Armstrong, an MD medical oncologist.

Minimum Requirements:

PhD degree with a background in cancer immunology, prostate cancer, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with mammalian cell culture and animal models of cancer (xenografts and GEMMs)
Familiarity with next-generation sequencing platforms and analyzing multidimensional data sets
Familiarity with bioinformatic and biostatistical approaches for the analysis of sequencing and proteomic data
Desire to conduct team-based science in close collaboration with clinicians, statisticians, and regulators
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills with outstanding organizational and analytical abilities

This position is:

Onsite. The work is performed on-site or at a designated assignment location.

Be Bold.

You will be expected to carry out the research related to our active funding projects, including actively collaborating with other laboratory researchers, clinical research team members, bioinformaticians and biostatisticians. You will independently develop experiments, analyze and interpret data, and document all research activities and data for subsequent use in publications and grant applications. You will also be encouraged to independently develop and apply for post-doctoral fellowships.

Choose Duke.

The Armstrong/Somarelli laboratory within the Department of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers is a multi-investigator translational research laboratory focused on molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of prostate cancer progression, drug resistance, and metastasis.

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