Postdoctoral Scholar-Biological Chemistry Apply now to Postdoctoral Scholar-Biological Chemistry

Job #JPF09493

• Biological Chemistry / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA

  Position overview

  Salary range: $64,480-$77,327

  Application Window

  Open date: June 18, 2024

  Next review date: Friday, Jul 19, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

  Final date: Friday, Oct 18, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

  Position description

A postdoctoral position is immediately available within Dr. Keriann Backus’s laboratory in in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). We are seeking a creative and collaborative individual interested in making cutting edge discoveries in the areas redox biology, molecular mechanisms driving condensate formation, and drug resistance mechanisms in cancer.

The postdoc will join a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative team of chemists and biologists seeking to define the functional and druggable proteome. They will have the opportunity to learn and apply state-of-art mass spectrometry-based chemoproteomic techniques. They also will have the opportunity to work with established techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, high throughput screening, single cell sequencing, and immunophenotyping.

More information can be found in the lab website: www.backuslab.com

The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive lab environment and the highly collaborative UCLA community.

Qualifications

1) A recent doctorate degree in the field of chemical biology, biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology, systems biology, computational biology, or related disciplines

2) Ability to work in highly inclusive teams and strong work ethics

3) Some experience with data analysis (e.g. R or Python coding experience), cell culture, molecular biology, and/or proteomics is preferred.

Responsibilities

1) In this role, the appointee will be actively involved in multiple projects, immerse themself at one of the world’s leading institutions for biomedical research, while learning skills in drug discovery, redox biology, mechanistic biochemistry, genomics, and proteomics.

2) The appointee will also have the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and collaboration skills by interacting with graduate and undergraduate students, writing fellowship applications, and assisting with manuscript preparation.

To apply: Candidates should submit an updated CV including 3 references (contact information only) through the Recruit job posting, to the attention of Dr. Keriann Backus (KBackus@mednet.ucla.edu).

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

A recent doctorate degree in the field of biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology, systems biology, computational biology, or related disciplines

Ability to work in highly inclusive teams and strong work ethics

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Contact Information Only

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09493

Help contact: iwong@mednet.ucla.edu

About UCLA

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA