Postdoctoral Associate Jobs at Stony Brook University in United States

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Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoctoral Associate

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Doctoral degree (or foreign equivalent) in Chemistry or closely related field in hand by or degree requirements completed by May 31, 2022 (Official documentation would be required at time of offer). Experience with synthetic organic chemistry, analytical chemistry background.

Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of relevant biochemistry and radiochemistry.

Brief Description of Duties:
The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator in the department of Psychiatry. The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.

The Qu Lab, within the Departments of Psychiatry and Chemistry at Stony Brook University, is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate to join a dynamic interdisciplinary environment, where there will be opportunities to design and synthesize bioactive organic molecules. These molecules will be labeled with radioisotopes to evaluate their bioactivities and utilized to perform pre-clinical imaging studies. In addition to ongoing projects, which include the development of a novel fluoride-mediated desilylation (FMDS) radiolabeling methodology, the group will develop novel radiopharmaceuticals for investigating and treating various neurological, oncological and cardiovascular diseases. This position requires a recent Ph.D. degree, with a solid synthetic organic chemistry, analytical chemistry background, and excellent communication skills (demonstrated command in both speaking and writing English). Knowledge of relevant biochemistry and radiochemistry is a plus.

SBU has two radiochemistry facilities: the BAHL and the FERM lab, both recently built for the PET chemistry program, equipped with state-of-the-art radiochemistry instruments and a cyclotron. The successful incumbent will have opportunities to access these facilities and obtain hands-on radiopharmaceutical cGMP production experience.

• Within the predetermined research scope and methodology, conduct research experiments in the field of radiopharmaceutical chemistry.
• Collect and analyzed data, including periodical/literature search and utilizing specialized skills in related field to analyze the collected data.
• Participate/assistant in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations. May also assistant in grant writing.
• Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed.
• Other duties as assigned, which may include attending Scientific Conferences and Meetings.

Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

In accordance with the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulation that all hospitals and nursing homes “continuously require all personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,” Candidates who are not already vaccinated must obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the vaccine protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of job offer or in accordance with vaccine manufacture protocol, whichever comes later.

The regulation also includes those who may be affiliated with or interact with employees of a hospital or nursing home. The regulation allows for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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