Position Title Post-Doc Research Associate_Hahn Lab
Vacancy ID PDS003418
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week 40
FTE 1
Work Location Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment 12 Months
Position Information
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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
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Position Summary
Postdocs in organic and physical organic chemistry, to study and develop novel environment-sensing dyes and protein-dye conjugates, including structures for single molecule imaging in vivo, and for multiplexed biosensor/optogenetic imaging (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141(18): 7275, 2019. PMC6572722). Projects here will focus on the GTPase cycle and on exocysts. We offer an opportunity for chemists to learn protein engineering and microscopy, and to apply their own new probes to answer cell biology questions. This project involves novel approaches for specific derivatization of proteins within live cells.
Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
Doctorate in pharmacology, chemistry or related field.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
Experience with developing novel environment-sensing dyes and protein-dye conjugates, including structures for single molecule imaging in vivo, and for multiplexed biosensor/optogenetic imaging.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, And Experience
Experience with GTPase cycle and on exocysts. Protein engineering and microscope experience.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Special Instructions
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