Post-Doctoral Associate - Military veterans preferred

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SVPAAP-Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research Hiring Range Minimum: Hiring Range Maximum: Campus/College Information: Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world. Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment. Position Summary/Purpose of Position: A Post-Doctoral Associate position is available in the Liu lab at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research ( IBBR ) of the University of Maryland College Park in Rockville, MD. The research project focuses on the molecular understanding of chaperone-mediated protein folding and translocation using cryo-EM, biochemistry, and computational modeling.

The postdoc will carry out daily research tasks in the lab, including maintaining cell culture, protein expression, and purification, running biochemical/biophysical assays, protein structure determination with cryoEM, training undergraduate and graduate students, and writing research proposals and publications.

IBBR

is a joint research enterprise of the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

IBBR

leverages state-of-art integrative methods for bioanalytical, biophysical and structural characterization of biomolecules: cryo-electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray crystallography, small angle neutron and x-ray scattering and mass spectrometry.

IBBR

researchers seek to advance therapeutic development, biomanufacturing, and state-of-the-art measurement technologies, to support accelerated delivery of safe and effective medicines to the public.

IBBR

is a major initiative and supported in part by the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State

(MPower)

, an initiative designed to achieve innovation and impact through collaboration. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Ph.D. in one of the following disciplines: biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, structural biology, cell biology, physics, and chemistry. Preferences: Additional Certifications: Additional Information: Posting Date:

02/28/2023 Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Yes Best Consideration Date

10/20/2023 Physical Demands Diversity Statement: The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. ^Student Posting Contact Information: Required Documents

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