POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER 

The position involves three main duties:

• Research (85%). The research component mainly involves conducting independent and collaborative projects that use biochemical, biophysical, and structural methods to study the regulatory mechanisms of protein complexes central to endosomal trafficking and the actin cytoskeleton. Specifically, research activities include protein expression from both bacterial and insect cell cultures, purification and reconstitution of large protein complexes using a variety of chromatography techniques, molecular biology techniques to engineer novel protein constructs for stabilizing and studying weak protein-protein interactions, and various biochemical and biophysical assays for studying protein-protein interactions and enzyme kinetics. As an integral part of these research activities, the position also involves writing lab protocols, SOPs, and manuscripts, attending seminars, communicating with collaborators via mail, email, and online meetings, and reporting results in lab meetings as well as local and national conferences.
• Management (10%). In addition to research, the position involves various laboratory management responsibilities, which may include ordering supplies and chemicals, making common lab reagents, maintaining tissue cultures and equipment, maintaining laboratory safety, organization, and efficiency, supervising and training undergraduate and graduate students, and training new laboratory staff on standard laboratory procedures.
• Other (5%). There may be other duties assigned by the PI as needed.

Ph.D. degree in biochemistry or a related discipline. Expertise in purifying and reconstituting large protein complexes from bacterial and eukaryotic cells. Expertise in molecular cloning, enzyme kinetics, biophysics, and structural biology.

Applicants should send their up-to-date CV and include at least three references.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, 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.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/