Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff. Job Description: Amherst College invites applications for the
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (Chemistry) position. The Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (Chemistry) is a full-time, fixed-term (2-year) position. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $63,000 - $65,000 per year. The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business
considerations. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families. Click here for Benefits Information . This position is a full-time, limited-term, post-doctoral research assistant in the Marcus lab (MLab) with a flexible start date as early as January 1, 2027. The primary responsibilities will involve executing and
publishing independent research, partnering with current Amherst College undergraduates to help move forward their thesis research projects, and training new undergraduate research students. The position will last for two years (24 months) with the opportunity for renewal. The MLab is dedicated to studying the biophysical and biochemical consequences of protein evolution, with a specialty in p-loop NTPase mechanisms.
We employ both wet lab and computational approaches to understand the ‘rules’ underpinning protein-protein interaction selectivity and allosteric regulation. We also have a growing interest in understanding how generative AI interfaces with evolutionary patterns to make predictions of protein structures. An ideal candidate would be comfortable not only bringing their own techniques to our lab but also learning new
approaches to answer fundamental questions about protein chemistry. Summary of Responsibilities: Lab-Based Biochemical and Biophysical Research - Research will be dependent on the candidate’s skillset and interests Data Analysis and Scientific Writing - Utilize modern computational approaches to biochemical and biophysical data analysis (such as bioinformatic pipelines and Python-based data analysis packages) -
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