Postdoc: Hybrid Computational–Experimental Drug Discovery

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Mixed Computational Experimentalist) in the Meyer Lab. The role focuses on integrating computational models with experimental biology to investigate drug combinations in infectious disease contexts.

The ideal candidate holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or related field, with experience in high-throughput screening, Python/R, and GitHub, and aims to lead an

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, analyze, and interpret quantitative experiments, including high-throughput screens.
• Drive an independent research project within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team.
• Contribute to computational models and systems biology analyses for drug interaction studies.

Skills

Python

R

GitHub

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Effective communication

Education

Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or related field

Tools

Python

R

GitHub

Job description

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Mixed Computational Experimentalist) in the Meyer Lab. The role focuses on integrating computational models with experimental biology to investigate drug combinations in infectious disease contexts.

The ideal candidate holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology, microbiology, chemical biology, or related field, with experience in high-throughput screening, Python/R, and GitHub, and aims to lead an