Postdoctoral Associate

Summary

The applicant must have a Ph. D degree with experience in structural biology-related techniques such as cloning, protein purification and expression, crystallization (and/or cryo-EM), and X-ray crystallography, along with complementary biophysical, and biochemical methods to analyze proteins, protein-ligand complexes, and viral capsids. The applicant will participate in the ongoing structural biology projects on the virus and viral proteins and drug discovery using X-ray crystallography and complimentary biophysical/biochemical/computational techniques. The applicant preferably will also have exposure and training in various aspects of virus replication and pathogenesis and gene regulation by characterizing multi-component machines responsible for RNA processing and decay.

Job Duties

• Develops and applies structural biology techniques with biochemistry to understand structural and mechanistic biology of various steps governing virus replication.
• Elucidates mechanisms of neutralization of virus infection by human antibodies elucidate.
• Coordinates collaborations with other laboratories.
• Assists with graduate student training and mentorship.
• Presents research findings at institutional, regional, and/or national scientific meetings.
• Maintains good communication with lab leader and members

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Structural biology related techniques, such as:
  • cloning,
  • protein purification and expression,
  • X-ray crystallography,
  • cryo-EM, along with complementary biophysical, biochemical and computational methods to analyze proteins,
  • protein-ligand complexes 
  • viral capsids.