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Job ID: 282835 Location: Kennesaw, Georgia Full/Part Time: Full Time Regular/Temporary: Regular About Us Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU! Location (Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. Department Information Department Specific Tasks And Responsibilities Clone, express, and purify protein samples suitable for NMR and crystallographic studies Collect NMR data on labeled proteins for structural and biophysical studies Screen proteins for crystallization and diffraction Determine protein structures using X-ray diffraction and/or NMR constraints Identify protein-ligand interactions using structural and biophysical methods DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES*: Proficiency with a protein structural technique: either NMR or crystallography or both Familiarity with biochemical methods: westerns, binding assays, enzymology Knowledge of the principles associated with protein-drug screening methods Job Summary Postdoctoral Researchers support teams of KSU faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate students), which engage with external collaborators from other universities, community members, government agencies, and/or private sector entities to stimulate innovation, capacity-building, and sustainability of research and scholarly activity at KSU. This position is grant funded. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding. Responsibilities KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Plans and executes experimental activities, data analyses, submission of reports or of manuscripts to peer-reviewed publications, and/or attendance and presentation of research findings at appropriate venues of dissemination Develops and contributes to new ideas for research proposals and directions within the research group Develops an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in collaboration with faculty mentor Generates revenue by securing grants and participates in departmental and institutional career development programs, such as grant writing workshops Prepares project budget and ensures funded project operates within budget guidelines Maintains official records and documents, and ensures compliance with institutional policies, and federal, state and local regulations Establishes working relationships and cooperative arrangements with internal and external partners Engages in research and publication Responsible for teaching qualified courses and may include lecture and/or laboratory components, as assigned Required Qualifications Educational Requirements Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. D.V.M, Sc.D., M.D., PharmD., etc.) from an accredited institution of higher education or obtainment of doctorate degree within six (6) months of hire Preferred Qualifications Additional Preferred Qualifications Experience purifying and analyzing protein samples by structural or biochemical methods Training in NMR or crystallography to analyze protein structure Record of authoring high-impact publications Preferred Education An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field Proposed Salary The salary rage for this position is between $51,600 (minimum salary) and $58,000 (budgeted amount) per year. Offer