Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Employee Classification: Postdoctoral Research Assoc
Campus: University of North Texas
Division: UNT-Provost
SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Science
Department: UNT-Chemistry-121200
Job Location: Denton
Salary: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
FTE: 1.00
Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible
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Department Summary
The College of Science prepares its 4,000 students for careers in natural, physical, mathematical and medical sciences through classroom instruction and involvement in cutting-edge research and scholarly activities.
UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.
Position Overview
A postdoctoral position is available in the Kent Chapman Laboratory (in the UNT BioDiscovery Institute) to reconstruct fungal natural product pathways into plant systems. This project is a collaboration with the Liz Skellam and Ana Alonso laboratories as well as the UNT Economic Research Center led by Mike Carroll.
The postdoctoral candidate will be expected to perform cloning and expression experiments to support metabolite production and purification from plant leaves, and to optimize this process for greenhouse production of medically-relevant chemicals. The project is currently funded by a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation; the initial appointment will be for one year with an option to continue for up to two years depending upon satisfactory progress and continued availability of funds.
Minimum Qualifications
- Doctorate in plant science, biochemistry, biology, or related field.
- At least three years of experience in the field of plant biochemistry and/or metabolism with publications demonstrating the active contribution of the candidate to this field of study.
- Prior experience with molecular cloning, microscopy and plant biochemistry techniques is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior Experience Highly Desired:
- Prior experience with metabolic engineering, metabolic pathway and enzyme elucidation, and production of metabolites in plant and/or microbial platforms is highly desired.
- Strong scientific writing and communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Required License/Registration/Certifications
Job Duties:
- Perform cloning and expression experiments to support metabolite production and purification from plant leaves, and to optimize this process for greenhouse production of medically-relevant chemicals.
Work Schedule:
Varies
Driving University Vehicle:
No
Security Sensitive:
This is a Security Sensitive Position.
Special Instructions:
Benefits:
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