Cryo-EM Postdoctoral Fellow: Membrane Protein Structures

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in San Diego. The role focuses on using cryo‑EM to determine structures of membrane proteins and complexes, with hands-on experience in biochemical and biophysical approaches and strong publication potential.

The successful candidate will join the Feng Laboratory, collaborate across core facilities, and participate in professional development while pursuing high‑impact research in structural and

Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, neuroscience or a related field.
• Experience in cryo‑EM imaging and data processing is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to learn to advance projects.
• Generate hypotheses, design experiments, interpret data, troubleshoot and optimize experiments.
• Be able to analyze and interpret data from different sources and draw relevant conclusions.
• Be able to present results at internal and external meetings.
• Accurately document experiments.
• Contribute to the writing of reports and manuscripts with increasing responsibility over time.
• Provide mentorship to interns and lab members as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Mentorship

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, neuroscience or a related field

Tools

cryo-EM

Job description

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in San Diego. The role focuses on using cryo‑EM to determine structures of membrane proteins and complexes, with hands-on experience in biochemical and biophysical approaches and strong publication potential.

The successful candidate will join the Feng Laboratory, collaborate across core facilities, and participate in professional development while pursuing high‑impact research in structural and