Postdoctoral Metabolomics Scientist (Mass Spectrometry)

Iowa State University; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Generous vacation and leave

Onsite childcare

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing program

WorkFlex options

Job summary

The W.M. Keck Metabolomics Research Laboratory at Iowa State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate in Metabolomics to advance metabolomics workflows and multi-omics analyses.

You will work on targeted and non-targeted metabolite profiling across diverse sample types, including biological and environmental materials. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining Orbitrap Astral, LC-MS, and GC-MS systems, collaborating with researchers, developing methods, and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Bioinformatics, or related field.
• Experience with mass spectrometry instrumentation, software platforms, and data analysis workflows.
• Experience in non-targeted or global metabolomics and lipidomics, including experimental design and data analysis.
• Experience analyzing high-resolution LC-MS/MS data on Orbitrap or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and train on analytical instrumentation including Orbitrap Astral, LC-MS, and GC-MS.
• Collaborate to design experiments and analyze complex metabolomics datasets.
• Develop and implement analytical methods; train lab users; prepare reports and publications.

Skills

Mass spectrometry instrumentation

Non-targeted metabolomics

Global metabolomics

Lipidomics

Experimental design

Data analysis workflows

Education

PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Analytical Chemistry/Bioinformatics

Tools

Orbitrap Astral

Xcalibur

Compound Discoverer

TraceFinder

LipidSearch

LC-MS

GC-MS

Job description

The W.M. Keck Metabolomics Research Laboratory at Iowa State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate in Metabolomics to advance metabolomics workflows and multi-omics analyses.

You will work on targeted and non-targeted metabolite profiling across diverse sample types, including biological and environmental materials. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining Orbitrap Astral, LC-MS, and GC-MS systems, collaborating with researchers, developing methods, and