St. Jude is seeking outstanding candidates for postdoctoral fellowship positions in pediatric cancer survivorship research. As a fellow, you will benefit from access to unique datasets and expertise; a top-ranked scientific environment; and superb benefits, mentoring, and professional development. Positions are available in diverse research areas, including epidemiology, genetics, computational biology, psychology and neuropsychology, neuroscience, exercise physiology, oncology, pharmacology, radiology, surgery and biostatistics. St. Jude leads two of the world’s largest pediatric survivorship research studies, St. Jude LIFE and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).

Other benefits include:

Access to exceptional core facilities to help advance your research.

Opportunity to obtain a Master of Public Health in epidemiology or biostatistics with full tuition.

Opportunity to participate in St. Jude Global Pediatric Medicine conducting research in Central America, South America, Mexico, Eastern Mediterranean region, China, and Southeast Asia.

St. Jude offers highly competitive stipends and benefits and fosters professional development.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the world’s premier research and treatment centers for pediatric cancer and childhood disease. It is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.

Successful applicants will have excellent communications skills and a PhD, MD, DO, or PharmD in a relevant field. Multiple positions are available, funded through a new T32 training grant from the National Cancer Institute or our institutional budget. Applicants to positions funded by the T32 training grant must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world—regardless of race, religion or a family’s ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment.

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital’s roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.

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