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Job

Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Biology and Natural Products Chemistry

Organization

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD and surrounding area

Scientific focus area

Chemical Biology

The Natural Products Chemistry Section in the Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD, is recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to contribute to a multi-disciplinary research team.

About the position

Research goals include natural products and antibiotic discovery, high-resolution structural and biochemical characterization of biosynthetic proteins and transcription factors, and rigorous structure elucidation of novel natural products. Additional projects in the lab include protein engineering and carbohydrate recognition.

The group brings together expertise in natural products discovery and chemistry; NMR, X-ray crystallography and structural biology; bioinformatics; and target identification. See a list of publications.

The fellow will be part of a vibrant research environment within the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health. The position is fully funded and is located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, in the greater Washington, DC, area.

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What you'll need to apply

Interested individuals should send an email to Carole Bewley, PhD ([email protected]) and include:

  1. A curriculum vitae
  2. A cover letter
  3. A brief description of past research accomplishments
  4. A brief description of expertise and background and how it will contribute to our research
  5. The names and contact information for 3 references

Contact name

Carole Bewley

Contact email

[email protected]

Qualifications

Candidates must have:

  • A Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree awarded within the past 3 years
  • A record of at least two first-author publications in peer-reviewed international journals.

Strong candidates with expertise in natural products chemistry, structure elucidation, modern NMR and mass spectrometry techniques, or X-ray crystallography are especially encouraged to apply.

Expertise in bioinformatics, molecular biology, and biochemical or biophysical techniques is also highly valued.

Candidates must be fluent in written and spoken English.

Disclaimer/Fine Print

U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply. NIH welcomes foreign nationals with the exception of individuals from this list.

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