Postdoc: Protein-Engineered Enzymes & Biocatalysis

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University in Bloomington seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lewis Lab, Chemistry Department, to advance cutting-edge protein engineering and biocatalysis. The role centers on developing B12-dependent enzymes and artificial metalloenzymes using organic chemistry, organometallic cofactors, and computational design.

PhD in chemistry or biochemistry is required; strong backgrounds in molecular biology or synthetic chemistry are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have extensive experience with either molecular biology or synthetic chemistry.
• PhD in any area of chemistry or biochemistry.

Responsibilities

• Primary research responsibilities will include cloning and other molecular biology required for enzyme production and engineering.
• Synthesis of substrates and product standards, high-throughput screening of enzyme libraries.
• Application of computational protein design tools.

Skills

Molecular biology

Synthetic chemistry

Protein engineering

Computational protein design

Education

PhD in chemistry or biochemistry

Tools

Next-gen sequencing

Laboratory automation

Cloning

Job description

Indiana University in Bloomington seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lewis Lab, Chemistry Department, to advance cutting-edge protein engineering and biocatalysis. The role centers on developing B12-dependent enzymes and artificial metalloenzymes using organic chemistry, organometallic cofactors, and computational design.

PhD in chemistry or biochemistry is required; strong backgrounds in molecular biology or synthetic chemistry are highly valued.