Post-Doctoral Associate

Summary:
Engineering synthetic minimal cells, with particular focus on engineering translation system.

Essential Functions:
Research - 80%
Mentoring junior students - 5%
Writing papers and proposals - 15%

Required Qualifications:

Proficiency with cell-free expression systems, including PURE and TxTl, understanding of the principles of engineering of the translation system, proficiency in purifying tRNA pools and purification of individual tRNA isoacceptors.

The Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development encompasses a broad range of biological disciplines, including the storage and expression of information, its translation into the workings of individual cells, and the assembly of cells into tissues and organ systems.

Pay Range: $63,840

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