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Posted: 19-Aug-23

Location: Pasadena, California

Salary: Open

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Physical Sciences

Internal Number: 4511871

Research Scientist
Caltech
Job Category: Fulltime Term
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Exempt
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.
Job Summary
The successful candidate will work in the laboratories for stable isotope geochemistry and will be expected to develop appropriate analytical methods within the first 1-2 quarters of the first year of employment, use those methods to study a set of samples obtained from collaborators during the 2-3 quarter, and prepare results for presentation and publication during the 3rd-4th quarter.
Essential Job Duties

• Background scholarship regarding steroidal compounds and their isotopic properties.
• Training on Orbitrap mass spectrometers, particularly focused on isotope ratio analysis.
• Development of methods for Orbitrap isotopic analysis of steroidal compounds.
• Analysis of steroidal compounds from synthetic and human sources.
• Processing and organization of resulting data.
• Presentation of results in conference lectures and/or manuscripts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D. in organic isotope geochemistry.
• 1 year of prior postdoctoral research.
• Knowledge of organic chemistry, mass spectrometry, isotope chemistry.
• Operation of mass spectrometers; wet-lab chemistry for organic purification.

Preferred Qualifications

• None

Required Documents

• Resume

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://hr.caltech.edu/work/job_openings
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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