Research Professional
About The Position
The Research Professional performs routine assignments that facilitate and promote a research project or contribute to the scientific direction of a research resource. The position receives instruction, guidance, and direction from others and is part of the BSD BMB – Rice Lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Rice Lab studies the structural biology, biochemistry, mechanisms, and biology of microbial mobile genetic elements and the machinery they encode. The work is interdisciplinary and requires effective, collegial collaboration within a team. Projects involve cryo-electron microscopy (single-particle analysis), biochemical analysis of recombinase function, bioinformatics, and intellectual collaboration with team members using diverse approaches, including microbiology. The role is based in a research laboratory setting.
Requirements
- PhD in a related field.
- Knowledge and skills developed through less than 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Ability to work effectively and collegially in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain a calm and courteous demeanor and work productively despite a heavy workload, competing priorities, and complex problems.
- Willingness to help others in the lab as needed.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Initiative in identifying tools and software useful to the lab.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cryo-electron microscopy.
- Experience with protein purification.
- Experience in the biochemistry of protein-DNA interactions and DNA recombinases.
- Experience with structural-biology-related bioinformatics.
- Peer-reviewed publications in a related field.
- Background knowledge of microbial mobile genetic elements and the mechanisms of the recombinases they encode.
Responsibilities
- Performs experiments and collects and analyzes data.
- Participates in promoting a research project.
- Participates in preparing and writing grant applications and reports.
- Authors or co-authors scientific research manuscripts.
- Provides peer review of grant applications and scientific manuscripts.
- Collaborates on developing new research projects with academic and community-based organizations.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Benefits
- Benefits eligibility, including access to health, retirement, and paid time off programs and resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
