Funded Professional - Research Associate

Sponsored Funded Professional – Research Associate I

The College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University is seeking to hire an experienced Research Associate I to support ongoing research projects in the designated lab through hands‑on laboratory work, data collection, and routine analysis.

• Design, code, and implement computational projects in molecular biophysics as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain software code developed in the laboratory and resolve emergent bugs.
• Present research findings to laboratory members and other faculty in regular group meetings and campus events.
• Liaise with GSU and outside collaborators on logistical and technical details related to research.
• Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to other laboratory personnel (graduate and undergraduate students, post‑doctoral trainees) on computational work and analysis of experimental data.
• Establish data collection and evaluation processes for novel experimental and computational procedures developed in the laboratory.
• Assist supervisor with preparation of scientific manuscripts and proposals to federal funding agencies, including the NIH and NSF.
• Generate preliminary data in support of competitive research plans aimed at extramural funding.

• Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

• Demonstrated programming proficiency in the context of molecular biophysics.