Plant Physiology Scientist: Imaging, Uptake & Transport

Quercus Bio; St. Louis (MO); In loco; USD 90.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Quercus Biosolutions seeks a hands-on scientist to study how proteins and bioactive molecules enter plants and reach sites of action. You will combine plant physiology, microscopy, and quantitative assays to guide discovery and development.

The role is in our St. Louis, MO office, requiring collaboration with internal teams and CROs. Email a cover letter and resume to [e-mail] for consideration and growth in a venture-backed environment.

Competenze

• Ph.D. or equivalent with plant biology research experience.
• Experience in protein localization, imaging workflows, and quantification.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate CRO studies and external collaborators.

Mansioni

• Characterize molecular uptake, distribution, and transport in plants.
• Develop fluorescence and confocal microscopy workflows across scales.
• Build quantitative imaging methods with proper controls.
• Assess how anatomy, environment, and formulation affect uptake.
• Connect imaging results with molecular abundance and physiology.
• Establish reproducible growth and experimental systems for model species.
• Coordinate internal and CRO studies, timelines, and data quality.
• Collaborate with protein science, molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and computational teams.
• Document experiments and standardize successful methods.

Conoscenze

Protein localization

Live-cell imaging

Fluorescence microscopy

Endocytosis/transport

Root physiology

Image analysis

CRO coordination

Tissue preparation

Quantitative assays

Formazione

Ph.D. in a relevant discipline

Master's with substantial research experience

Strumenti

Confocal microscopy

ImageJ/Fiji

R

Python

Descrizione del lavoro

Quercus Biosolutions seeks a hands-on scientist to study how proteins and bioactive molecules enter plants and reach sites of action. You will combine plant physiology, microscopy, and quantitative assays to guide discovery and development.

The role is in our St. Louis, MO office, requiring collaboration with internal teams and CROs. Email a cover letter and resume to [e-mail] for consideration and growth in a venture-backed environment.