Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7114926 (Ref:13629-en_US)
Posted: October 28, 2022
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
A postdoctoral associate position is available for an exceptional candidate to join a research team specializing in biophysical analysis of intrinsically disordered proteins. The successful candidate will be responsible for taking on highly interdisciplinary projects that include the use of state-of-the-art technology to biophysically characterize proteins at the ensemble and single-molecule level. The postdoc must be able to analyze data from methods such as circular dichroism, fluorescence spectroscopy, single-molecule FRET, FCS, FCCS and FLIM.
Job Duties
- Searches and evaluates scientific literature in support of research projects.
- Co-authors scientific papers.
- Interacts with team members to make important contributions on big problems while ensuring a high standard of scientific rigor.
- Manages and maintains equipment within the lab.
- Assists the PI with student mentoring
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Highly motivated, efficient, and must be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Background in biophysics and biochemistry.
- Familiar with spreadsheet and data analysis/graphing software such as Microsoft Excel and Origin.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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