Postdoctoral Associate

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College of Arts and Sciences
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

POSITION: Postdoctoral Associate

STARTING DATE: Nov 1st, 2022

LOCATION: Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850

SUMMARY: This grant-supported postdoctoral position involves in developing CRISPR-based genome editing.

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY:
1. Candidates are expected to have published at least one first-author paper in a reputable journal and hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree before arrival.
2. Strong background and experiences in single particle cryo-EM (or X-ray crystallography), is capable of carrying out macromolecular structure determination independently.
3. Strong background and experiences in biochemistry, preferably in nucleic acid biochemistry.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A NIH-funded postdoc position is available in Ailong Ke’s Lab at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA. The main theme of the lab is to understand the underlying mechanism of RNA-guided processes inside cell. Projects for postdoctoral training typically involve nucleic acid biochemistry, cryo-EM based structure determination, and further functional validation in vivo and in vitro. Please visit our laboratory and departmental web sites for research and publication details (Molecular Cell. 2019 Jun 6;74(5):936-950. Science. 2018 Jul 6;361(6397). Nature. 2017 Oct 5;550(7674):137-141. Cell. 2017 Jun 29;170(1):48-60. Nature. 2016 Feb 25;530(7591):499-503.).

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experiences in biochemistry and cryo-EM (or X-ray crystallography). There is routine access to 200 and 300 keV electron microscopes. The trainee will interact on a day-to-day basis with peers in the areas of genome editing and single molecule biophysics. We aim to provide an interdiscipline training environment to efficiently convert high-resolution mechanistic understandings to novel genome editing applications.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates are expected to have published at least one first-author paper in a reputable journal and hold a Ph.D.. Please send your CV, list of publications, and referee contact list to ailong.ke@cornell.edu before November 1, 2022, for consideration.

SALARY: $ 54,840

SUPERVISION: Dr. Ailong Ke

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None

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