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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System

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Location
College Station, TX
Role Type
Research
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Doctorate

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will lead transcriptomics and metabolomics projects, develop grant proposals, and mentor students while advancing the laboratory's research portfolio at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in College Station, Texas.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Transcriptomics ResearchMetabolomics ResearchNatural Products ChemistryFlavor ScienceBioactive Compound DiscoveryGrant WritingProposal DevelopmentLC-MS/MSGC-MSUHPLC-MSHRMSHS-SPME-GC-MSMetabolite ProfilingData AnalysisStatistical SoftwareMentoringLaboratory ManagementInstrumentation OversightCollaboration

Qualifications

Ph.D.Ability to Multi-Task and Work Cooperatively With Others

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

College Station, TX

Full time

R-096793

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Horticultural Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

About Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System. With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

Click here (https://agrilife.tamu.edu/) to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!

Position Information

Darwish Research Laboratory at Texas A&M AgriLife Research seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to play a leading role in research development, research articles, and proposal writing in transcriptome and metabolomics research. The successful candidate will contribute significantly to expanding the laboratory's extramural funding portfolio through the preparation of competitive grant applications while conducting innovative research in transcriptomics, metabolomics, natural products chemistry, flavor science, and bioactive compound discovery.

Responsibilities:

  • Identifies funding opportunities and develops strategic research initiatives aligned with sponsor priorities.

  • Leads the preparation and submission of competitive proposals to federal agencies such as USDA, NIH, NSF, and DOE, as well as state agencies, commodity boards, foundations, and industry sponsors.

  • Writes proposal narratives, specific aims, research strategies, budgets, milestones, progress reports, and other sponsor-required documents; coordinates multidisciplinary proposal teams and facilitates collaborations among faculty, industry partners, and stakeholders; and contributes to the development of large-scale interdisciplinary funding initiatives.

  • Designs and conducts independent and collaborative genomics and metabolomics projects using advanced analytical platforms including LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, UHPLC-MS, HRMS, and HS-SPME-GC-MS.

  • Performs targeted and untargeted metabolite profiling.

  • Identifies and characterizes metabolites, volatile organic compounds, and bioactive compounds from plant, food, microbial, and human samples; develops and optimizes analytical methods; analyzes complex datasets using metabolomics and statistical software tools.

  • Disseminates research findings through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international scientific conferences.

  • Mentors graduate and undergraduate students, assists with laboratory management and instrumentation oversight, fosters collaborations within Texas A&M University and with external partners, and supports the long-term growth of a nationally recognized metabolomics research program.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Ph.D.

  • Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation for this position is commensurate based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Why Work at Texas A&M AgriLife?

When you choose to work for Texas A&M AgriLife, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents.

In addition, Texas A&M AgriLife offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

  • Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/) with Texas A&M AgriLife contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

  • 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

  • Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

  • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

  • Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M AgriLife

This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package and provides outstanding opportunities for professional development in grantsmanship, leadership, multidisciplinary research, and advanced metabolomics.

Applicant Instructions

Applications received by Texas A&M AgriLife must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

Required Documents

CV/ Resume

Cover letter

List of references

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

As the largest comprehensive agriculture and life sciences program nationally, Texas A&M AgriLife brings together a college and four state agencies within the Texas A&M University System With over 5,000 employees, and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, the environment, and the economy of Texas and the nation through education, research, extension and service.If your goal is the pursuit of excellence and your vision is to make a difference in this world, we invite you to explore our opportunities to discover what a career at Texas A&M AgriLife has to offer you.

Texas A&M AgriLife is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:

Texas A&M AgriLife collaborates with Prairie View A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and West Texas A&M University as well as with other public and private partners.

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