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Postdoctoral Scholar Research - Molecular Biosciences

University of South Florida
Tampa, USA
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
$63,480
Discovered 2 days ago

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Minimum Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree from an accredited institution and appropriate experience and training within an appropriate scientific field, such as cell or molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, or other similar science major.
  • Must meet university criteria for appointment to the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in working with yeast or human cell culture, standard molecular biological and genomics techniques, such as gene knock-out/knock-in, co-immunoprecipitation, and chromatin-immunoprecipitation.
  • Additional expertise in genome editing, proteomics, or next-gen sequencing approaches.
  • Candidates should be self-motivated with strong research interest and analytical skills, ability to work independently, good communication and writing skills, and a collaborative and interdisciplinary mindset.
  • The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

Responsibilities

  • This position is funded by an NIH grant to study genome instability. Dr. Kristina Schmidt's laboratory has a strong interest in fundamental mechanisms of genome maintenance in yeast and human cells, focusing on:
  • DNA replication and replication stress
  • DNA repair and recombination
  • RecQ family helicases and other DNA helicases
  • Bloom syndrome and other human genetic disorders associated with chromosome instability

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