Postdoctoral Associate Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Postdoctoral Associate to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, lead, and execute research projects independently;
- Help to train, supervise, and mentor junior staff as needed;
- Report progress and track deliverables for internal and external collaborators;
- Stay current on the field and think deeply about creative new ways to have an impact;
- Contribute to the lab through teamwork and discussion;
- Maintenance of a laboratory notebook and digital records in accordance with Institute guidelines;
- Literature searching for relevant information needed to conduct and interpret experiments, and the preparation of summaries of experimental results;
- Planning and execution of experiments;
- Documentation and statistical analyses of quantitative instrumental data.
Requirements:
- Outstanding writing and communication skills, with an ability to work both independently and within collaborative teams productively;
- Animal handling and brain histology;
- PhD in relevant field (immunology, cancer biology, or similar);
- Genuine enthusiasm for basic biological research;
- Demonstrated scientific contributions to the field;
- MD; or PhD in genetics, computational biology, molecular/cell biology, or other quantitative science;
- Track record of productivity supported by first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals;
- Proven ability to plan, execute, and analyze an independent research project; and;
- A recently obtained Ph.D. or M.D. in Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, or a related field;
- Working knowledge of cutting-edge cell biology, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques;
- Outstanding clarity of thought in communications (written and oral);
- Expertise with mouse genetics, computer programming, and large-scale data analysis strongly desired, but not required;
- Expertise in computational/bioinformatics approaches to biological problems;
- Ph.D. in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, or related fields;
- Proven ability to efficiently and effectively solve problems.