About This Position

Great opportunity for a Ph.D. graduate interested in molecular biology and other laboratory procedures including western blot, immuno-precipitation, protein expression, PCR, cloning, apoptosis assays and handling sequencing data.

The Department of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate.

• Conduct experiments; participate in planning and developing research protocols
  


• Participate in planning and developing human and animal research protocols
  


• Stay updated on the relevant literature
  


• Participate in lab meetings and journals clubs, give presentations, and prepare manuscripts on findings for publications in close collaboration with the principal investigator
  


• Share duties of the tissue bank
  


• Provide support for laboratory infrastructure
  


• Work with RNA, DNA, protein, plasmids, cell transfection, FACS and other basic techniques
  


• Work in designing, cloning, protein purification, protein interaction, library screening
  


• Maintain basic knowledge in bioinformatics analysis of lymphoma data sets using standard analysis algorithms
  


• Perform complex and routine molecular biology and other laboratory procedures such including western blot, immuno-precipitation, protein expression, PCR, cloning, apoptosis assays and handling sequencing data
  


• Prepare publication-quality figures and otherwise contribute to generation and submission of manuscripts and for scientific presentations using Power Point, and other graphics software as needed
  


• Write reviews and book chapters along with the Principal Investigator. Assist the Principal Investigator in writing grants for funding to the NIH and state agencies. Review manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a basic biological science or health discipline
  


• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
  


• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
  


• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.