Senior Fellow - Medicinal Chemistry

Position Description

Applications are being sought for a postdoctoral position (Senior Fellow - UW Job Class 0445) in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Washington with an anticipated start in spring 2019.

This will be a full-time, 12-month appointment, and is renewable on a yearly basis.

Main research responsibilities include:

• Carry out metabolomics and lipidomics studies using UPLC-ion mobility-MS and develop new methods
• Development of high-throughput screening methods using MS
• Development of MS imaging method for in situ analysis of biological samples

Working environment:

The successful applicant will join a research project at the interface of analytical chemistry and human disease biology. The research is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, which provides the opportunity to interact with scientists from different fields. Therefore, the individual will have the opportunity to gain training in molecular and cell biology, tissue culturing, and/or microbiology techniques.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in analytical chemistry or related disciplines and are preferred to have extensive experience with QTOF, ion mobility-MS, and LC-MS/MS instruments. Experience in MS imaging would be a plus, but not required.

Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter including research interests and career goals, CV, academic transcripts, one to two reference letters (preferably from PhD and current postdoc advisor), and name and contact information of two additional references via Interfolio link.

Please direction questions to:

Libin Xu, PhD
Lab webpage: http://faculty.washington.edu/libinxu/
Email: [email protected]
University of Washington
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Health Sciences Building, H-172
Campus Box 357610
Seattle, WA 98195-7610

A review of applications will begin in February 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information,
gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.