Postdoctoral Researcher- Molecular & Cellular Biology- SCM Job Kennesaw area,Georgia USA,Healthcare

Job Title

Postdoctoral Researcher – Molecular & Cellular Biology – SCM

Location

Kennesaw, Georgia

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high‑impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university’s vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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Department Information DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Science experiments:
Transformation of

E. coli with DNA; transfection of Trypanosoma brucei; electron microscopy of trypanosomes; fluorescence microscopy; flow cytometry analysis of cell cycle; proteomic analysis of trypanosomes; purification of proteins; molecular pharmacology; test efficacy of drugs in mouse model of human African trypanosomiasis; chemical biology; modes of drug action

Supervision of students to perform some of the tasks described above

Ordering lab supplies and mice for work in vivarium

Maintaining laboratory:
Organise scheduled “wipe tests” for radioactivity use. As needed, arrange upgrade of equipment for high throughput proliferation assays of trypanosomes

Job Summary

Postdoctoral Researchers support teams of KSU faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate students), which engage with external collaborators from other universities, community members, government agencies, and/or private sector entities to stimulate innovation, capacity‑building, and sustainability of research and scholarly activity at KSU.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and research interests (less than 4 pages). Two confidential letters of recommendation are required, and applicants must request that their referees send them directly to csmreferences. This position is grant funded. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding.

Responsibilities

Plans and executes experimental activities, data analyses, submission of reports or manuscripts to peer‑reviewed publications, and/or attendance and presentation of research findings at appropriate venues of dissemination

Develops and contributes to new ideas for research proposals and directions within the research group

Develops an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in collaboration with faculty mentor

Generates revenue by securing grants and participates in departmental and institutional career development programs, such as grant writing workshops

Prepares project budget and ensures funded project operates within budget guidelines

Maintains official records and documents, and ensures compliance with institutional policies, and federal, state and local regulations

Establishes working relationships and cooperative arrangements with internal and external partners

Engages in research and publication

Responsible for teaching qualified courses and may include lecture and/or laboratory components, as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. D.V.M., Sc.D., M.D., Pharm

D., etc.) from an accredited institution of higher education or obtainment of doctorate degree within six (6) months of hire

Minimum Experience Required
None

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications – Refer to the College's Postdoctoral project addendum

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and to…


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