Postdoctoral GPCR Cryo-EM Research Fellow

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 58,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leading public research university in Chapel Hill, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Gumpper Lab) to contribute to GPCR signaling research and drug discovery efforts.

PhD required; you will apply molecular pharmacology, structural biology and computational biophysics techniques to study 5-HT receptors and develop novel therapeutic approaches. Collaborative and rigorous scientific work environment with state-of-the-art facilities.

Qualifications

• PhD required for application.
• Experience with protein expression and cryo-EM is essential.
• Molecular cloning and PCR experience required.

Responsibilities

• Study GPCR signaling and ligand interactions.
• Perform molecular pharmacology, structural biology, and computational biophysics experiments.
• Develop novel therapeutic compounds and molecular probes.
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Protein expression

Molecular cloning

PCR

Mammalian cell culture

Education

PhD

Tools

Cryo-EM

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leading public research university in Chapel Hill, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Gumpper Lab) to contribute to GPCR signaling research and drug discovery efforts.

PhD required; you will apply molecular pharmacology, structural biology and computational biophysics techniques to study 5-HT receptors and develop novel therapeutic approaches. Collaborative and rigorous scientific work environment with state-of-the-art facilities.