Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System • Bryan, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The postdoctoral research associate will work on projects related to the engineering of therapeutic proteins to treat and/or prevent various bacterial and viral infections. This position will assist in generating necessary data for currently funded research projects.
Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.
Location/Schedule: Bryan, TX/Full-Time; This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends
Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.
Submitting a cover letter, resume/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents to the application under CV/Resume.

Requirements

• Appropriate doctoral degree in related field

Nice To Haves

• Molecular biology, protein engineering techniques.
• Track-record of productive biochemical lab experience including cloning, protein expression (bacterial and/or mammalian), protein purification, and/or biophysical characterization.
• Experience with ribosome- and/or mRNA display technologies.
• Experience with UPEC attachment assay.
• Good understanding of all protein engineering techniques.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Passionate about therapeutic protein engineering.
• Enjoy taking calculated risks and operating with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Lead Existing Research Project Design and conduct the majority of the bench work associated with this project. Responsible for performing experiments.
• Perform research by integrating tools from protein engineering, e.g. phage display, yeast display, high-throughput screening and structure-based protein design, with those applied in virology, bacteriology and immunology for the engineering of medicinal proteins.
• Under general supervision, is responsible for conducting research into their field of expertise. Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in their field of expertise.
• Perform preparation and cleaning of worksite.
• Analyzes research data and summarizes results.
• Write Papers Compose and edit manuscripts related to ongoing projects as a lead author and completing project progress reports to ensure continuation of project funding.
• Will assist the PI in gathering relevant material for writing research grant and participate in grant writing.
• Data Analysis Responsible for performing primary data analysis and initial preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
• Mentor Assist and train other members in the lab to successfully execute their research projects.
• May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project.
• Additional Lab Support Prepares presentation materials on research topic that may be presented to small and/or large groups.
• Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, 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
• Automatic 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
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree