POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER - Nuclear Medicine - Sun Lab

UT Southwestern; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

PSLF eligible

Wellness program

Descripción de la vacante

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a postdoctoral trainee in the Radiology lab of Xiankai Sun, PhD, to design, synthesize, and evaluate novel imaging and therapeutic agents. The role involves chemical synthesis, biological evaluation, and preparing reports and manuscripts for dissemination.

Candidates should hold a recent PhD in synthetic chemistry; experience in radiopharmaceutical chemistry is desirable but not required.

Formación

• PhD or degree equivalent in synthetic chemistry.
• Experience with radiopharmaceutical chemistry is desirable but not required.
• Strong record of scientific publication and reporting.

Responsabilidades

• Perform organic and conjugation chemistry to synthesize designed agents.
• Participate in biological evaluation in vitro and in vivo models.
• Prepare research reports and manuscripts for meetings and publications.

Conocimientos

Synthetic chemistry

Nanochemistry

Educación

PhD in synthetic chemistry

Herramientas

Radiopharmaceutical chemistry

Descripción del empleo

A postdoctoral training position is available in the laboratory of faculty Xiankai Sun,PhD , in the department of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This position will support the design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel imaging and therapeutic agents proposed in two NIH-funded projects. Specifically, the position will: 1) Perform organic and conjugation chemistry procedures to synthesize the designed agents; 2) Participate in the biological evaluation of the agents in relevant in vitro and in vivo models; 3) Prepare research reports and manuscripts for professional meeting presentation and scientific publication.

Candidates must hold a recent PhD or a degree equivalent in synthetic chemistry. Experience in radiopharmaceutical chemistry is desired but not required.

UTSouthwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. Asan equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis ofrace, color, religion, national origin, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!