Research Scientist
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The Research Scientist will lead a small team of research technologists and engineers on independent research linking structural and biophysical results to biological function, with emphasis on Arabidopsis development and transcription factor–chromatin interactions. The role conducts protein biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology experiments, collaborates with core facilities, trains lab members, and contributes to scientific writing and presentations.
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Perform independent research project as a leader of a small team of research technologists/engineers to link structural and biophysical results to biological function, with emphasis on Arabidopsis development and transcription factorchromatin interactions. Perform biophysics and structural biology experiments including the following:Quantify binding strength, kinetics, and thermodynamics using ITC, and/or BLI, and use these measurements to test specific mechanistic questions.Perform solution NMR and cryo-EM work to map interaction surfaces and conformational changes, including sample preparation, data collection planning, and data analysis.Express and purify proteins and protein complexes for biophysical and structural studies; design constructs, generate mutants, and optimize protocols for challenging targets.Assemble and confirm multi-component complexes (proteinprotein and proteinDNA/nucleosome as needed), verifying stoichiometry, stability, and sample quality.Work with UT core facilities and collaborators on instrument access and experimental workflows, and manage sample submission and data transfer efficiently.Train and supervise students, postdocs, and staff in protein biochemistry and NMR/biophysics workflows, maintaining strong lab practices and thorough documentation.Properly document lab notebooks, organize materials (e.g. plasmids, recombinant proteins, etc) and data (e.g. pdb files and structure data) for the assigned research projects and for the general Torii Lab inventories, strictly adhering to the Lab guideline.Maintain, manage, and operate critical pieces of equipment as well as chores in the lab as necessary. Be in charge of a specific equipment which the scientist has a strong expertise.Actively participate and present at the weekly lab meetings, Departmental seminars, BioTACOS, and other scientific conference/workshops.Write technical reports, review articles, fellowship applications, lead or grant writing (provide preliminary data for grants) and scientific manuscripts as required.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,202 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$79–125K/yr29 salary ranges
- US median$34–43/hr41 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 148 open Research Scientist jobs in Texas and 2,202 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)58 open
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- Experience
- Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (1,143 postings).
- Education
- 1,064 of the 2,202 open Research Scientist jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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