Description
Postdoctoral Associate (Position located at BNL)
Required Qualifications (As evidenced by attached resume):
Doctoral Degree (foreign equivalent or higher degree) in biochemistry,
biophysics, molecular biology, plant biology or closely related field in hand
by May 2022.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in protein overexpression and purification using bacterial, yeast,
insect, or mammalian cells. Experience in transient gene expression in
Nicotiana benthamiana leaves or mammalian cells. Experience in production and
purification of protein complexes. Experience in enzyme activity assays.
Experience in biological crystallography and diffraction data analysis.
Experience in single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) sample
preparation, data collection and analysis. Experience in antibody development
using phage or ribosome display.
Brief Description of Duties:
The Postdoctoral Associate will work with Dr. Qun Liu in the Department of
Biology at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The incumbent will conduct
structural biology research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately
conducted following the policies and procedures of Brookhaven National
Laboratory, as well as those of Stony Brook University. The incumbent should
have the ability to communicate effectively and work independently. This
Position is in Dr. Qun Liu's laboratory located at Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, New York.
Duties:
Within the predetermined research scope and methodology, conduct research
experiments in the field of structural biology and biochemistry.
Collect and analyze X-ray diffraction and cryo-EM data, including
periodical/literature search and utilizing specialized skills in related
fields to analyze the collected data.
Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific
journals and/or presentations. May also assist in grant writing.
Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies
as needed.
Attending Scientific Conferences and Meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation.
Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures,
sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not
eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold
must be met to maintain FLSA exemption. Weekend work will be required at
times.
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Job Number:
2200866
Official Job Title: Postdoctoral Associate
Job Field
: Post Doctoral
Primary Location
: US-NY-Stony Brook
Department/Hiring Area: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Schedule
: Full-time
Shift
:Day Shift Shift Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm
Posting Start Date
: Apr 29, 2022
Posting End Date
: May 30, 2022, 10:59:00 AM
Salary:Commensurate with experience
Appointment Type: Regular
Salary Grade:E89
