"Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pediatric Genetics"

Position Summary

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work in the laboratory of Dr. Patricia Dickson at WashU Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. The laboratory is part of a highly productive lysosomal disease group. Projects include cellular phenotyping of genomic variants, novel gene and protein therapeutics, clonal hematopoiesis in individuals with constitutional genomic variants, and consortium involvement in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Genomic Information Commons, and the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function.

We are seeking a skill set in cell culture experiments, including evaluation of cellular morphology in lysosomal diseases in various cell lines. Successful candidates will have skills and training to perform tissue culture, confocal and light microscopy, western blots and gels, and protein production and purification.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/.

• Trains and conducts research studies under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to): Assists with grant preparation and reporting. Prepares and submits papers on research. Assists in the design of research experiments. Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results. Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities. Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research. Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records. Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications. Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group. Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations. All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.

Working Conditions:

This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Salary Range:

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Ph.D., M.D. or Equivalent Terminal or Doctoral Degree.

Certifications:

No specific certification is required for this position.

Work Experience:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Interpretations, Experimentation, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Problem Solving, Researching, Results Reporting, Scientific Writing