Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Wachter Lab (Structural Biology)

Location: Boston, MA, US; 100% onsite

Salary: $72,000–$76,385 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer and HIV/AIDS research, patient care, medical education, and public-health programs.

What you will do

• Investigate molecular mechanisms of transcriptional control through biochemistry and structural biology.
• Develop and execute complex structural biology projects addressing molecular mechanisms of transcription.
• Collect and analyze experimental data, prepare research publications, and communicate results.
• Use molecular biology, structural biology, functional genomics, proteomics, and computational approaches.
• Leverage cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, NMR, chemistry, biophysics, and cellular imaging facilities to support therapeutic development research.

Requirements

• Recent Ph.D. or equivalent degree in structural biology, biochemistry, biophysics, or molecular biology.
• Proven ability to develop and execute complex structural biology projects.
• Ability to collect and analyze experimental data, prepare research publications, and communicate results.
• Ability to work collaboratively and in a team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication capabilities.
• Strong interest in understanding molecular machines and willingness to tackle significant research problems.

Nice to have

• Expertise in at least two of the following: recombinant protein expression and purification; insect or mammalian expression systems; X-ray or cryo-EM data collection and structure determination; protein biophysical techniques; in vitro biochemistry and enzyme kinetics; quantitative and computational skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a highly interactive, inclusive, diverse, and equitable research environment.
• Access state-of-the-art facilities for cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, NMR, chemistry, biophysics, cellular imaging, and in-house cryo-EM screening.
• Collaborate with the DFCI Chemical Biology Program and Harvard Medical School-affiliated departments and hospitals.
• Contribute to cancer research, treatment advancement, patient care, and public-health initiatives.