Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Chemistry

Proposed Minimum Salary

$4,583.34 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who We Are

Texas A&M University’s Department of Chemistry, is a cadre of faculty, staff, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, academic advisors, scientific and technical staff, who have a shared purpose of translating our passion for chemistry to young scholars at all levels in many scientific fields. The Business Office strives to support the goals of the faculty, staff and students in teaching, research and outreach programs, and adheres to the professional standards and integrity in processing university Business. To learn more, please visit our website: http://www.chem.tamu.edu/

What We Want

This Postdoctoral Research Associate will be responsible for lab safety and organization.  As part of independent research, the candidate will make peptidic based molecules, sometimes on PEG supports, for binding protein receptor targets, particularly cyclins for one project and GRFα1 for another. These peptidic molecules will be cyclized using organic fragments, but particularly where that fragment is a cyanine, rhodamine, or BODIPY dye, which this position will prepare.  These cyclized ligands will be tested for binding then, if appropriate, the position will be responsible for transforming these into PROTACS. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

 

What You Need to Know

Salary Range: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire's experience.

Required Education and Experience:

• Appropriate PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics, or related field

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to build a positive work environment and be helpful, respectful, approachable, and team-oriented

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience in NMR, IR, LC-MS equipment

• Experience working with PROTACS

• Experience in isolation, purification, and characterization of organic compounds

• Experience in peptidomimetic inhibitor synthesis

• Experience in developing small molecule inhibitors

• In depth experience in molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biology

Responsibilities:

• Research: Responsible for conducting independent research making peptidic based molecules, cyclizing peptidic molecules, testing cyclized ligands for binding and transforming ligands into PROTACS. Will support the Primary Investigator (PI) and Co-PIs with relevant administrative work as assigned.

• Training: Assist in training other lab members on any new techniques that have been developed, train new graduate and undergraduate lab members on lab procedures and equipment.

• Lab Maintenance: Assists with Lab maintenance, inventory, and supply ordering.

• Research Presentation: Prepares and presents research results; meet with Dr. Burgess frequently to discuss the project’s progress, grant writing, and manuscript preparation and submission; and performs other duties as assigned.

Why Texas A&M University? 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Health , dental , vision , life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays 

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave  and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas 

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more 

• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application. 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.