Postdoctoral Fellow — Structural Biology & Cryo-EM

Sanford Burnham Prebys; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Burnham Prebys invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Feng Laboratory to determine high-resolution structures of membrane proteins using cryo-EM and to apply biochemical and biophysical approaches to function and structure–function studies.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative, well-funded environment with access to Titan Krios/K3, Tecnai T12, and core facilities for growth, publications, and professional development in San Diego.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, neuroscience or a related field.
• Experience in cryo-EM imaging and data processing is required.
• Experience in protein expression, protein purification, electrophysiological recording or computational biology is advantageous.
• A strong track record of research achievements and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to learn to advance projects
• Generate hypotheses, design experiments, interpret data, trouble shoot and optimize experiments
• Be able to analyze and interpret data from different sources and draw relevant conclusions
• Be able to present results at internal and external meetings
• Accurately document experiments
• Contribute to the writing of reports and manuscripts with increasing responsibility over time
• Work collaboratively across lab functions and train other junior lab staff as needed

Skills

Strong communication

Mentorship

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

PhD in Biochemistry or related field

Tools

Cryo-EM

Protein expression

Protein purification

Electrophysiological recording

Job description

Sanford Burnham Prebys invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Feng Laboratory to determine high-resolution structures of membrane proteins using cryo-EM and to apply biochemical and biophysical approaches to function and structure–function studies.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative, well-funded environment with access to Titan Krios/K3, Tecnai T12, and core facilities for growth, publications, and professional development in San Diego.