Postdoctoral Associate

Job Description - Postdoctoral Associate (2504445)

Postdoctoral Associate

Doctoral Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Science or closely related field including Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioengineering, and chemical engineering in hand by January 1, 2026.

• Experience in cell culture work.
• Experience in mouse tumor models.
• Experience in immunostaining and confocal microscopy.

• Extensive experience in peptide-based or micro-robots drug delivery systems.
• Demonstration of scholarship in pharmaceutical science equivalent to level of study, i.e., early career research.
• Experience in urologic cancer animal model.
• Experience with intravenous (IV) injection.
• Experience with flow cytometry.
• Experience with GMP work.

The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator in the department of Urology/Cancer Center. Please visit the Stony Brook Cancer Center to learn more about our research. The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.

• Within the predetermined research scope and methodology, conduct research experiments in the field of pharmaceutical science and drug delivery systems.
• Collect and analyze data, including periodical/literature search and utilizing specialized skills in related fields to analyze the collected data.
• Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations.
• May also assist in grant writing.
• Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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2504445

Postdoctoral Associate

Post Doctoral

Department/Hiring Area :
Cancer Center

Full-time

Day Shift Shift Hours : 9-5

Jan 2, 2026

Jan 16, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Appointment Type :
Regular

Salary Grade : E89

SBU Area :
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook