Postdoc: Structural Biology of Bacterial Biosynthesis

State University of New York at Buffalo

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 65,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

State University of New York at Buffalo is offering a NIH-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Gulick Lab within the Department of Structural Biology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The successful candidate will work on biosynthetic enzymes from bacterial natural products using structural biology, biochemistry, and genome mining approaches.

The role involves protein production and structure determination, data analysis, and contributing to publications.

Qualifications

PhD in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field.
Background in protein biochemistry, enzymology, biophysical analysis, or structural biology.
Ability to analyze, publish, and present research data.
Self-motivation and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

Protein production, purification, and analysis, including development and implementation of biochemical assays.
Informatic and genome mining to identify, characterize, and understand biosynthetic pathways.
Protein structure determination through X-ray crystallography and/or cryo-EM and single particle analysis.
Data analysis, maintenance, and interpretation, including contributions on authoring publications and dissemination of research.