Research Specialist I Job in Memphis, Tennessee US
Research Specialist I
Reports to:
Brenda A. Schulman, PhD
Investigator
Research Abstract
Job Summary:
A position is available immediately for a highly motivated expert biophysicist interested in the structural basis for ubiquitin ligation in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute lab of Brenda Schulman at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Schulman lab takes an interdisciplinary approach to dissect the mechanisms of complex protein machines involved in signaling. More information is available at the websites:
http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/schulman.html
http://www.stjude.org/schulman
Principal Responsibilities:
The position is an ideal opportunity for an experimental physicist, chemist, or biologist with expertise in single-molecule fluorescence detection techniques who would like to complement his/her expertise with other, diverse tools for understanding protein complex function and mechanism.
The Research Lab Specialist would benefit from the outstanding environment in the lab and the highly collaborative St. Jude community. In addition to resources for crystallography and NMR, the lab has access to extensive resources for biophysical analyses (e.g. ITC, BIACORE, AUC), including access to microscopes/equipment/expertise such as a two-photon laser scanning system with Becker Hickl TCSPC module (SPC-150) and dual view TIRF imaging system in the St. Jude Cell and Tissue Imaging Center (http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=392cfd5c4e7c1110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRDcpsextcurrchannel=1).
Preferred Qualifications:
- A PhD in an appropriate scientific field and four years (post-degree) of relevant and productive work experience.
- Expertise in protein biochemistry and quantitative, single-molecule fluorescent analyses (e.g. single molecule FRET or fluorescence lifetime measurements), ideally with limiting samples.
- Expertise in molecular biology and protein expression, including in eukaryotic sources, is preferred.
Additional Information:
Please include a cover letter and three references with your resume. Please include the job title in the subject line.
To Apply
To apply for this position, please email or send your resume to:
Brenda A. Schulman, PhD
Investigator
E-mail: brenda.schulman@stjude.org