Post-Doctoral Fellow

Posting Number
045821  
Position Title
Post-Doctoral Fellow  
Number of Vacancies
1  
School/College/Division/Institutes/Centers
12 - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  
Primary Department
H1205-Chemistry  
Essential Functions (Job Duties)
The Ahn Laboratory at the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University seeks motivated and productive postdoctoral candidates with a strong research background in Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, or Cell Biology.
The ideal candidate will carry out NIH-funded projects. We use the interdisciplinary approach to investigate protein cysteine glutathionylation. Candidates will focus on 1) the development and application of chemical probes for chemical proteomic analyses of protein cysteine glutathionylation in cellular and animal models or 2) protein biochemistry and cell biology to study cell signaling and migration regulated by protein glutathionylation.
Essential Functions:
Perform and record research related to protein biochemistry, proteomics, cell biology and molecular cloning, and/or animal cell isolation.
Maintain selected instruments in the laboratory.
Attend group meetings and present the research progress.
Preparing for manuscript of research.
Train graduate students.
Participate in career development along with mentor and mentoring committee.
Attend seminars, meetings, and workshops appropriate with career stage.
Other duties as assigned.  
Unique Duties
 
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Chemical Biology, Biochemistry, or any related area of science is required. Candidates should have a research background in chemical biology, protein biochemistry, cell biology, or molecular biology.
Proteomic experience is desirable but not required.
Candidates should have the motivation to explore a new research field and learn new expertise.  
Preferred Qualifications
 
Testing Requirements
Not Applicable  
Test Scheduling
 
Working Conditions
Wayne State University requires all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with limited exceptions. Learn more at: https://wayne.edu/coronavirus  
Job Type
Full-Time  
Job Category
Academic Administration  

Fiscal Year of Job Open Date
2021  
Job Open Date
(When job is posted in the system)
09-13-2021  
Job Close Date
(or until suitable candidate is found)
Until Suitable Candidate is Found
Is this position reposted?
No  
Reposting Reason:
None (New Posting)  

Background Check Requirements
University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting to work. If you are offered employment, the University will inform you if a background check is required.  
Instructions for submitting your application:
Please submit a cover letter, CV, a brief research summary, and email address of references. The research summary may be uploaded into the "other" file. Attachments may need to be reduced to meet the maximum file size limit.  
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Hourly Rate
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Salary Range
(Academic Only)
TBD  
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