Postdoctoral Scholar - Sumner Lab

UNC; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to work in the Sumner Lab and Graves-Lab. This role will involve developing novel kinase and protein enrichment methods and identifying biomarkers related to nutrition and metabolism. The position offers significant opportunities for research publication and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing kinase and protein enrichment methods.
• Research background in pharmacology, nutrition, or metabolism.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate methods for protein kinase detection from patient samples.
• Identify kinase dysregulation related to metabolic or nutritional changes.
• Mentor trainees and contribute to grant proposals.

Skills

Kinase methods

Protein enrichment

Research

Education

PhD in Nutrition, Pharmacology or related field

Job description

Position Title: Postdoctoral Scholar

This is a six (6) month position with the possibly of extension, dependent upon availability of funds.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will work in the Sumner Lab in the Department of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), and in the Graves-Lab in the UNC Department of Pharmacology. The fellow will develop and apply novel kinase and protein enrichment methods using tissues and biological fluids. Methods will be optimized and validated to ensure reproducibility in the detection of protein kinases from patient samples. The postdoctoral fellow will lead projects to identify kinase dysregulation individuals (healthy, pre-disease, and disease) that will provide biomarkers of metabolic or nutritional changes and may point to kinase inhibitors as therapeutic interventions. Success in these projects will provide the candidate with opportunities to publish high-impact research, mentor trainees, and contribute to grant proposals.

This position offers an exciting chance to work at the intersection of pharmacology, nutrition, and metabolism.

NOTE: This position is co-located in Chapel Hill and in Kannapolis, NC, (appx. 2 hours from UNC's main campus.)