Postdoctoral Research Associate (Mixed Computational Experimentalist) – Meyer Lab

About the role

The Meyer Lab in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher with skills in both computational and experimental biology to join our team in reimagining how we discover and deploy drug combinations in the clinic. Our work is highly interdisciplinary, integrating high-throughput screening, computational models, and systems biology to elucidate the mechanisms of drug interactions in complex biological systems, with a particular focus on infectious disease.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, analyze, and interpret quantitative experiments, including high-throughput screens.
• Develop and apply computational models to understand drug interactions and their impact on complex biological systems.
• Collaborate with experimentalists to validate computational findings and contribute to the design of new experimental strategies.
• Contribute to the development of novel drug combinations that address unmet medical needs in infectious diseases.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or a related field.
• Experience designing, executing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative experiments, including high-throughput screens.
• Experience with coding software such as Python, R, and GitHub.
• An ambition to make major contributions to the field of systems pharmacology by driving an independent research project.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and a desire to work in a team-oriented, interdisciplinary environment.

Skills

• Expertise in computational modeling and analysis.
• Experience with high-throughput screening techniques.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities, including the High Throughput Bioscience Center and HPC environment.
• A collaborative and supportive research environment.
• The opportunity to work on high-impact problems in human health.

Pay

St. Jude offers highly competitive postdoctoral salaries (typically 20–25% above NIH guidelines).

Schedule

This position is full-time, in person at the main campus in Memphis, TN.

Contact Information

To apply, please submit:

• A cover letter describing your research interests and career goals and how these align with the research projects in the Meyer Lab.
• Your CV.
• Contact information for 3 references.

Candidates with experience in biofilm biology, quantitative microscopy, and/or evolution of AMR are particularly encouraged to apply.

Relevant Publications

• Meyer CT, et al. Nature Microbiology. 2023. (link)
• Meyer CT, et al. PNAS. 2024. (link)
• Meyer CT, et al. Cell Systems. 2019. (link)

Link to lab webpage

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