Postdoctoral Fellow, Protein Engineering & Biocatalysis

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, IN, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Lewis Lab within the Department of Chemistry. The role focuses on developing and applying cutting-edge protein engineering techniques to address challenges in synthetic chemistry and biocatalysis.

The successful candidate will leverage organic and organometallic chemistry with state-of-the-art methods in generative protein design, directed evolution, and next-gen sequencing to

Qualifications

• PhD in chemistry or biochemistry required.
• Experience with molecular biology or synthetic chemistry is required.
• Familiarity with computational design tools and organometallic catalysis is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Primary research: cloning or molecular biology for enzyme production and engineering, synthesis of substrates and standards, high-throughput screening of enzyme libraries, and application of computational protein design.
• Documentation of findings, preparation of reports and presentations, and participation in group equipment/facility maintenance.

Skills

Molecular biology

Synthetic chemistry

Computational design tools

High-throughput screening

Enzyme library generation

Education

PhD in chemistry or biochemistry

Tools

Next-gen sequencing

Computational protein design

Job description

Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, IN, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Lewis Lab within the Department of Chemistry. The role focuses on developing and applying cutting-edge protein engineering techniques to address challenges in synthetic chemistry and biocatalysis.

The successful candidate will leverage organic and organometallic chemistry with state-of-the-art methods in generative protein design, directed evolution, and next-gen sequencing to