Senior Research Associate
About The Position
The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor, Carsten Schultz, in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. There will be preparative scale chemistry work, biophysical characterization, and mass spectrometry work involved. Chemistry duties in the Schultz lab include synthesizing, purifying, analyzing, and testing compounds and completing various research aims related to them. The appointee needs to have experience in lipid and inositol chemistry and needs to be familiar with phosphorylation reagents. Function/Duties of Position Perform chemical synthesis, purification, spectroscopy, confocal microscopy biochemical analyses, including PCR, western blots, and imaging studies. Contribute to experimental design and overall direction of the project. help to identify and implement the most appropriate methods. Train newcomers to the lab in experimental procedures. Documentation and data management: Maintain complete and accurate laboratory records of study procedures and results. Back up data regularly, assist with analysis of results. Assist the PI with experimental design and data analysis. Communication: Regularly report experiment progress to supervisor and other team members. Participate in lab meetings. Assist with presentation of study results in abstracts, papers, or presentations. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- PhD in relevant field AND 1 year of relevant experience; OR Master's Degree in relevant field AND 5 years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 9 years of relevant experience.
- Relevant experience must include preparative organic synthesis at small and large scales, chromatography including HPLC, NMR data analysis, TLC.
- Experience in lipid chemistry.
- Experience in inositol chemistry.
- Experience in phosphorylation reactions including the use of phosphorous(III) reagents.
- Planning experimental design and/or designing research standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Assumes responsibility for specific components of research project and trains others.
- Demonstrates creativity and problem solving ability.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are required.
- Must have good communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.
- Exercises judgment in taking independent action, and seeks advice as necessary.
- Preparation of written reports and, as applicable, regulatory documentation.
Nice To Haves
- PhD in Chemistry and seven years of experience as a bench chemist.
- Working knowledge of Oracle for ordering.
Responsibilities
- Perform chemical synthesis, purification, spectroscopy, confocal microscopy biochemical analyses, including PCR, western blots, and imaging studies.
- Contribute to experimental design and overall direction of the project.
- Help to identify and implement the most appropriate methods.
- Train newcomers to the lab in experimental procedures.
- Maintain complete and accurate laboratory records of study procedures and results.
- Back up data regularly, assist with analysis of results.
- Assist the PI with experimental design and data analysis.
- Regularly report experiment progress to supervisor and other team members.
- Participate in lab meetings.
- Assist with presentation of study results in abstracts, papers, or presentations.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
