Postdoctoral Position Medicinal Chemistry
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 10, 2024
About VCU
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About School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy has a 125-year tradition beginning with the Medical College of Virginia and continuing to the present. Ranked in the top 20 of Schools of Pharmacy nationwide, the school is dedicated to graduating outstanding future pharmacists and scientists who will improve human health, foster exemplary research, and provide sustaining contributions to inter professional patient care. The University recognized the School of Pharmacy as the highest-ranking academic unit for Inclusive Excellence.
All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/.
About the Role
The School of Pharmacy invites you to apply for our Postdoctoral Fellow position in the lab of Dr. Shijun Zhang. The candidate will be involved and conduct research to design, synthesize and characterize small molecule compounds using organic chemistry, biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biology techniques to develop therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry, or Molecular biology
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and flexible environment.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as an employee at VCU
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experiences in organic synthesis or molecular biology skills and assays
- Additional experiences in protein expression/purification are preferred
Position Details:
Department: 1641
Employment Type: PD - Post Doc
Restricted Status: No
FTE: 1
Exemption Status: Exempt
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Shijun Zhang
Contact Email: szhang2@vcu.edu
Contact Phone:
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