Job Title Postdoctoral Researcher Position - Enzyme Chemistry: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Position Title Postdoctoral Researcher Position - Enzyme Chemistry: Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Location Code CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY (02113A)

Department Name CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities
The Moran Laboratory at Loyola University Chicago ( LUC ), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry invites applications for a postdoctoral research position, beginning in Spring 2018. The Department offers Ph.D., M.S., and ACS -approved BS degrees. For more details about the department, visit http://www.luc.edu/chemistry.

Candidate will be expected to vigorously pursue experimental evidence for the mechanisms of specific enzyme systems and to analyze, develop models and summarize the data that can be incorporated into peer reviewed publications and grant proposals. The candidate should also be willing to contribute to the work of junior scientists in the laboratory and, where possible, assist in their professional development.

Qualifications
Applicants from all areas of biochemistry will be considered. However, preference will be given to candidates whose skills are centered around transient kinetic evidence for enzyme chemical mechanism(s). A Ph.D. in chemistry is required. Preferred skills include experience in protein expression and purification, knowledge of approaches to studying dynamic systems using spectrophotometric signals, particularly stopped-flow and chemical quench methods and knowledge of high performance liquid chromatography and the polymerase chain reaction. More general skills of excellent time management and an objective-focused approach to experiments would also be of benefit. Candidates for the position must also demonstrate that they are willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Physical Demands None

Working Conditions None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Applicants from all areas of biochemistry will be considered. However, preference will be given to candidates whose skills are centered around transient kinetic evidence for enzyme chemical mechanism(s). A Ph.D. in chemistry is required. Preferred skills include experience in protein expression and purification, knowledge of approaches to studying dynamic systems using spectrophotometric signals, particularly stopped-flow and chemical quench methods and knowledge of high performance liquid chromatography and the polymerase chain reaction. More general skills of excellent time management and an objective-focused approach to experiments would also be of benefit. Candidates for the position must also demonstrate that they are willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Open Date 02/01/2018

Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must submit a current Curriculum Vitae, including a list of laboratory skills and a cover letter to www.careers.luc.edu. They also must provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position. Written inquiries about the position should be sent to gmoran3@luc.edu.

Review of applications will begin in March 2018, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

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