Postdoc, Protein Sequence Function Measurements

The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified candidates (U.S. citizens preferred) to contribute to cutting-edge research projects aimed at collecting massive protein function measurements in service of developing a new generation of predictive models linking sequence to function. A successful applicant will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team working with cutting-edge automation facilities in the NIST Living Measurement Systems Foundry (LMSF).

They will contribute to a growing national and international collaborative effort to generate and use very large-scale, AI-ready biological data.

• Conduct innovative research in developing large-scale measurements of protein sequence function relationships.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and interpret results.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Write and publish manuscripts for peer-reviewed and open-science mediums.
• Present findings at conferences and institutional meetings.

• Doctoral degree in chemical engineering, protein engineering, bioengineering, cell biology, chemistry, physics, synthetic biology, or a related field.
• Experience working with
  
  E. coli.
• Experience characterizing protein function and/or biophysical properties.
• Experience in interdisciplinary research or field-building efforts, particularly within data driven biology.
• The ability to travel occasionally for conferences and collaboration.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Experience with scientific data analysis using Python.

This opportunity is to be an associate researcher for a term of 1 year, with options to renew. Associate researchers are NOT Federal Employees, but they work aside NIST researchers and with NIST’s world-class instrumentation. Relocation expenses will not be provided. U.S. citizens hired into the associate position may have opportunities for longer term Federal Employment.