💼 Full-Time Position

Postdoctoral Researcher

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University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
📍 NC-Chapel-Hill, United States, United States
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Location
NC-Chapel-Hill, United States
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Posted
June 17, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Vacancy ID: PDS004761

Position Summary/Description:
Postdoctoral fellows will conduct research in the areas of Cancer Epigenomics and Single-Cell Technology development and application to advance cancer research. The Xu Lab investigates heterogeneous transcriptional regulation in cancer through three integrated directions: (1) developing cost-effective single-cell multi-modal technologies to track regulatory evolution across tumor progression; (2) defining epigenetic mechanisms that drive diverse cancer and immune cell behaviors and therapeutic responses, using our innovative approaches such as Paired-TF to link regulatory programs with transcriptional outcomes; and (3) dissecting transcriptional silencer regulation in oncogenesis through large-scale perturbation and single-cell profiling to uncover novel therapeutic targets.

We offer exceptional opportunities for postdocs to take strong leadership and ownership of projects, receive close mentorship, and help shap...