Postdoctoral Associate Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and Mac Arthur Genius Fellows.

A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Florida International University (FIU)/Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) is a national leader in integrating community-based medical education and clinical care. It is dedicated to training socially accountable physicians, scientists, and health professionals committed to serving the community. HWCOM is also an academic and clinical affiliate of Baptist Health-South Florida and Nicklaus Children's Hospitals. The Chandler Laboratory within the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at FIU/HWCOM is currently seeking a full-time, non-tenure Postdoctoral Associate position.

The selected candidate will be involved in basic science research focused on understanding human fucosyltransferase (FUT) substrates, and their involvement in epithelial-immune cell interactions and immunity/tolerance in mucosal tissues. The Postdoctoral Associate is required to (i) work with animal models and (ii) drive the development of mass spectrometry methods for the analysis of fucosylated glycoconjugates. The selected candidate will also be responsible for analyzing scientific data, writing manuscripts for publication, attending conferences, and assisting with grant proposals to agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation.

Duties will also include Service to the College of Medicine (e.g., committee member, journal reviewer), grant writing, and applying for federal and/or state funding. Lastly, the selected candidate is expected to possess excellent project and time management skills, strong interpersonal and mentoring skills, and advocate for safety and ethics in the workplace. For more detailed information on research in the lab, please look at our lab publications: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./1

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Include a terminal degree (PhD).

Prior experience working with animals is preferred. Candidates with expertise and publications demonstrating analyses of
-omics data, specifically proteomics/glycoproteomics, RNA-seq, and/or single-cell genomics, and familiarity with glycobiology are preferred.

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