Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System • Bryan, TX

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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.

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
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

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