Postdoctoral Associate - Bannister Lab

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology

Classification

Title:

Postdoctoral Associate

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

A doctorate degree in an appropriate scientific discipline.

Job Description:

Under the PI’s supervision, be responsible for chemical synthesis and design of molecules intended to be studied for biological use. This requires an ability to review the literature to optimize protocols, to carry out experiments at the bench, and to use lab instrumentation (NMR, HPLC, LCMS) to validate experimental results through analysis of data. The candidate must work well in a research group setting and within project teams to share ideas and to troubleshoot research problems, such as deciding how to address limitations of existing lead molecules.

The candidate will present research findings at lab meetings, project team meetings, progress reports, conferences, seminars, symposia, and assist in drafting relevant publications and grant proposals. The candidate must be proficient in standard computer skills relevant to the job, such as using Microsoft Office products, Chemdraw, and pymol viewer.

Expected Salary:
Commensurate with experience, aligned with NIH scale.

Required Qualifications:

An organic or Medicinal chemistry degree is required.

Preferred:
Molecular modeling expertise would be beneficial. Experience with conducting structure-activity relationship studies is preferred. Experience with high-throughput synthesis and/or solid phase synthesis is also desirable.

The final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered 'official' if a designation of 'Issued to Student' is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

This position is time-limited.

Health Assessment

Required:

No.

The University of Florida is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit.