Postdoctoral Fellow: Membrane Protein Biophysics & Cryo-EM

CU Denver; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 63,480 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fernandez-Marino lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to focus on university compliance, lab organization, and inventory, with significant time devoted to biochemical and structural studies of voltage-gated ion channels and nanoantibodies in disease signaling pathways.

The role involves on-site work in Aurora, CO, collaboration across biophysics and physiology labs, and opportunities to contribute to research on membrane proteins using

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, biophysics, neuroscience, or related field.
• A record of first-author publications.
• Experience with membrane proteins and nanobody technologies is desirable; structural biology expertise is a major advantage.

Responsibilities

• Perform experiments and tabulate and analyze research data.
• Oral communication of preliminary results at lab meetings.
• Oral and written communication of completed work at national or international meetings.
• Create figures and write papers.
• Collaborate with and support Principal Investigators and other stakeholders with laboratory and research functions.
• Utilize a variety of laboratory techniques required for research projects.
• Independently and creatively identify laboratory solutions.
• Independently review, develop and implement new or modified laboratory techniques required for research projects.
• Provide laboratory science expertise and leadership in study design, study oversight, data management, data analysis and manuscript preparation to assist all levels of investigators, researchers and clinicians on new research activities across a wide range of disciplines

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Scientific communication

Collaboration

Data interpretation

Molecular biology

Anatomy & physiology

Education

Ph.D. in biochemistry/structural biology/molecular biology/biophysics/neuroscience

Tools

Cryo-EM

Job description

The Fernandez-Marino lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to focus on university compliance, lab organization, and inventory, with significant time devoted to biochemical and structural studies of voltage-gated ion channels and nanoantibodies in disease signaling pathways.

The role involves on-site work in Aurora, CO, collaboration across biophysics and physiology labs, and opportunities to contribute to research on membrane proteins using