Postdoctoral Scholar

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and implement new proteomic methods towards understanding cellular signaling and intercellular interactions
• Actively prepare, write, and publish papers on your work.
• Present findings at departmental, institutional, national, and international meetings.
• Participate in research-related discussion during weekly lab meetings.
• Analyze peptides and proteins using mass spectrometers.
• Run and maintain high-end mass spectrometers.
• Perform sample preparation and isobaric sample barcoding for quantitative proteomics.
• Maintain data, scripts, and software for publication and presentation.
• Execute data analysis using internal/external software (e.g. Web apps, Linux, Windows).
• Train and supervise research scientists, undergraduate and graduate students.
• Advise and collaborate with other members of the lab on related projects.
• Accurate record keeping and version control of all aspects of lab experiments.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, or related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in proteomics, proteomics sample preparation (e.g. HPLC separations), mass spectrometry technical development, or related work.
• Must be able to perform repetitive but delicate work with care and exact attention to procedural detail.
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Strong grasp of current literature in their field and a willingness to continually stay up to date on modern proteomics and cell biology methods.
• Willingness to work in a team and have a willingness to collaborate in the lab and with external groups.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and meticulous record-keeping skills.
• Strong organizational abilities.
• Basic computational and bioinformatic skills (R, Python, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Illustrator).

Qualifications

• Experience with a programming or scripting language (e.g. R, Python, C#, C , etc.) is desired.
• Experience independently running a mass spectrometer is desired.
• Experience with Orbitrap mass spectrometers is desired.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with a programming or scripting language (e.g. R, Python, C#, C , etc.) is desired.
• Experience independently running a mass spectrometer is desired.
• Experience with Orbitrap mass spectrometers is desired.