Job Description

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The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to help create the rst in vivo phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) biosensor. We predict that developing a probe to observe PE dynamics in live animals will be a transformative innovation that will contribute to many scientic elds.
The Wehman lab uses genetic and imaging approaches to determine the molecular mechanisms of extracellular vesicle budding. We discovered that regulators of lipid asymmetry also regulate outward budding of the plasma membrane to form extracellular vesicles (EV), specically regulators of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) asymmetry (see Wehman et al., Curr Biol 2011, Beer et al., PNAS 2018). PEs are poorly understood lipids with provocative roles during the nal step of cell division in addition to EV budding, but there are no genetically encodable probes for PE species to enable the study of their dynamics in living animals.
https://bcbp.tamu.edu/people/wehman-ann/
The position is initially funded by a collaborative grant from the Allen Frontiers group.
https://alleninstitute.org/division/frontiers-group/distinguished-investigators/extracellular-vesicles-in-maintenance-of-neuronal-circuitry/

Qualifications

Required Education:

-Ph.D. in biological, chemical, or physical sciences

Preferred Experience:

Experience in a molecular biology, biochemistry, or structural biology lab.

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

-    Fluency in English (both written and spoken). 
-    Ability to work both independently and as part of an international team. 
-    Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others. 
-    Ability to utilize a computer and applicable software to create databases, perform statistical analyses, present data and perform other computer related tasks, such as Microsoft O􀀃ce, ImageJ, Chimera, and Matlab. 

- Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

-    Expertise in biosensors or protein design 
-    Familiarity with genetic model organisms and microscopy 
-    Familiarity with other appropriate laboratory and/or technical equipment

Job Responsibilities

50%: Lab research 
- Design, plan, conduct and coordinate experiments in a wet lab as well as using computers. 
20%: Communication  

-     Keep detailed records of data and share regular updates with PI. 
-     Summarize results for inclusion in scienti􀀁c and grant-oriented publications and presentations. 
-     Present results at local, regional, national, and international conferences.  

20%: Mentoring  
- Supervise undergraduate and graduate students and other laboratory or technical sta􀀂 involved in research. 
10%: Performs other duties as assigned.  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.