Postdoctoral Research Associate (Mixed Computational Experimentalist) – Meyer Lab
About The Position
The Meyer Lab in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher with skills in both computational and experimental biology to join our team in reimagining how we discover and deploy drug combinations in the clinic. Our work is highly interdisciplinary, integrating high-throughput screening, computational models, and systems biology to elucidate the mechanisms of drug interactions in complex biological systems, with a particular focus on infectious disease. This position offers access to state-of-the-art facilities (e.g., High Throughput Bioscience Center, and HPC environment with 5.3 PFLOPS of power and 150 PB of storage capacity), a collaborative and supportive research environment, and the opportunity to work on high-impact problems in human health. We are seeking highly motivated, creative scientists who are willing to take intellectual risks to shape the future of combination therapy, thereby contributing to the institution’s goal of developing cures for catastrophic childhood diseases.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or a related field.
- Experience designing, executing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative experiments, including high-throughput screens.
- Experience with coding software such as Python, R, and GitHub.
- Strong communication skills.
- Desire to work in a team-oriented, interdisciplinary environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in biofilm biology.
- Experience in quantitative microscopy.
- Experience in evolution of AMR.
Responsibilities
- Designing, executing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative experiments, including high-throughput screens.
- Driving an independent research project to make major contributions to the field of systems pharmacology.
- Collaborating in a team-oriented, interdisciplinary environment.
Benefits
- Highly competitive postdoctoral salaries (typically 20–25% above NIH guidelines)
- Comprehensive benefits
- Robust support for professional development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
