Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher, Guest Researcher
Location: Living Measurement Systems Foundry, Cellular Engineering Group,
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Gaithersburg, MD (Washington DC Metro area)
Job Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term (1 year with the possibility of extension)
The Living Measurement Systems Foundry at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works on large, data-intensive projects, and are seeking team members who are excited to build out this concept with us. We are collaborating with Align to Innovate, a nonprofit organization on a mission to kickstart the use of programmable experiments to improve reproducibility and big data collection in life science research.
NIST and Align to Innovate are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to support our ongoing protein engineering collaboration. The candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research projects aimed at collecting massive protein fitness measurements in service of developing a new generation of predictive models linking sequence to function. You will be an employee of Align to Innovate and embedded in Dr. Ross’s research group at NIST, leveraging his expertise in large-scale measurements of genotype-phenotype landscapes and machine-learning approaches to make use of the data generated by those measurements.
The successful applicant will work in a collaborative environment, engaging with interdisciplinary teams, presenting findings, and publishing high-impact papers. This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop advanced technical skills, broaden scientific expertise, and build a strong professional network.
Note that this section describes a nearly ideal candidate in order to provide insight into what this job entails. The more of these that apply to you, the more likely we think you will be a good fit for the role. Please don’t hesitate to apply even if you don’t feel like you’re a perfect match!
This postdoctoral position will pay a stipend of $85k/year. We also offer benefits including:
We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.