Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7176591 (Ref:17128-en_US)
Posted: September 7, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
We seek to hire a Postdoctoral Associate, who can conduct peroxisomal disease research that will focus on Drosophila models, human disease studies and metabolomic research into peroxisomal disease. Successful applicants will have a Ph.D. in Genetics, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience or a related field and previous experiences using Drosophila melanogaster is highly preferred. Additional post-doctoral experience prior to this project is a plus. The candidate is expected to drive and perform research project independently, design and perform biological experiments, and good collaborative skills.
Job Duties
- Designs and conducts scientific experiments.
- Generates molecular and genetic tools.
- Maintains and organizes experimental resources.
- Collects and analyzes data.
- Writes primary research and review manuscripts support grant proposal and grant report submission.
- Mentors other trainees (e.g. graduate students, undergraduate students, junior postdocs, research technicians).
- Participates in regulator laboratory and departmental meetings.
- Performs experiments proposed in NIH grant, R01-NS107733.
- Writes primary research about peroxisomal diseases and help writing grant proposal with Dr. Wangler.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- This candidate is expected to mentor other trainees (e.g. graduate students, undergraduate students, junior postdocs, research technicians) and open to collaborate.
- The applicant must have or will be obtaining a Ph.D. in Genetics, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience or related fields.
- Previous experiences in working with fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) is preferred but not required.
- Expertise in molecular biological, biochemical, cell biological techniques will be considered as an advantage.
- The applicant should have a strong publication record (at least one peer reviewed primary research article) and have experiences in presenting (poster, oral) at national or international meetings.
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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