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Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability.  Diverse perspectives, talents and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. The Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT) of Texas A&M Health Science Center is an internationally recognized leader in biomedical and health science research located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX, with strengths in Infectious Disease, Epigenetics, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology, and Environmental Health. The Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world’s largest medical complex, is at the forefront of advancing life sciences. IBT is part of the Gulf Coast Consortium, which affords multiple opportunities for career development, access to state-of-art research cores, and collaboration with TMC institutions, such as University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Methodist Research Institute.
 

What we want

The Health Science Center (HSC) is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to serve as a member of the laboratory team in the Center for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases. We desire an individual who subscribes to and supports our commitment as stated above. We are seeking highly skilled and motivated postdoctoral candidates, to pursue interdisciplinary translational research. This position provides broad training to develop independent, highly motivated scientists in an outstanding collaborative research environment that integrates basic and translational sciences. The selected candidate will conduct research in antibiotic resistance mechanisms, collaborative discovery of anti-infective therapeutics, and bacterial physiology and virulence through chemical and molecular genetics. This person must be professional, enjoy working in a high-volume environment and be able to apply strong organizational skills while being flexible in their daily routine. The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability as stated above. If you can see your self serving in this role, we encourage you to apply for this great opportunity.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials.  These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.

COVID-19 information:   Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Required Education:

• Appropriate doctoral degree

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be literate in the English language and able to comprehend and follow both written and verbal Instructions

• Excellent Interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills in English

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or related science

• Experience with protein purifications, biochemical protein characterization, molecular biology, proteomics and genomics, animal models of infections, antimicrobial resistance

• Experience working with diverse individuals and communities

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge in cellular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial discovery and cellular biology

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, outstanding publication record, and the ability to perform independent research

Responsibilities:

• Research Experiments - Conducts independent research relating to bacterial mechanisms of resistance and discovery and characterization of drug targets; carries out research problem solving; researches literature in connection to possible procedures and experiments; modifies experiments to suit the particular research needs. Prepares data for analysis and prepares samples. Obtains original research results. Organizes and maintains equipment used in the lab. Collects, records, complies, analyzes research data: documents and interprets results of experiments and reports to the principle investigator(s).

• Laboratory - Assists in basic operation of the lab, organization of lab supplies, and maintenance of equipment. Participates in animal experiments to evaluate drug efficacy or pathogenesis. Prepares data for charts, graphs, photographs, figures, and manuscripts for papers, meetings, and for publication in journals. Prepares slides for presentation at scientific conferences and meetings. Assists with research grant proposals to funding agencies and provides publishable reports for conference and journal presentation. Conducts library research into new approaches.

• Collaboration - Participates in weekly lab meetings within the center and other departments. Participates in joint projects involving faculty, junior lab personnel, and graduate students. Provides assistance to graduate students and junior lab personnel. Performs other duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

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.

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