Research Associate

Required Qualifications: (as evidenced by an attached resume)

• Doctoral degree (or foreign equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or a closely related field.
• Three years of research experience as a postdoc or equivalent with one year of research experience following the attainment of a Doctoral Degree.
• Hands-on experience with HPLC methods to separate lipids and quantify them using UV, fluorescence, and evaporative light-scattering detection (ELSD) methods. Independently set up LC-MS/MS-based targeted and untargeted lipidomics; experienced with triple-quadrupole and Orbitrap mass spectrometry.
• Hands-on experience with different types of liquid chromatography (e.g., normal-phase, reverse-phase, and HILIC). Practical experience with thin-layer chromatography (TLC), including sample preparation, chromatographic separation, and visualization of separated compounds. Practical experience with quantitative fatty acid profiling using GC-FID.
• Independently perform quantitative and semi-quantitative profiling of phospholipids, including PE, PC, PS, PI, PA, and lipid acyl chain composition, as well as neutral lipids and Coenzyme Q.
• Hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture, including routine maintenance and passaging; Experience with handling multiple mammalian cell lines and cancer-derived cell lines. Experience designing and performing mammalian cell-based assays, including drug treatments and cell viability measurements. Experience with lipid extraction from different sample types is required.
• Independently use analytical software (e.g., OpenLab ChemStation, Sciex OS, Thermo Scientific FreeStyle, Agilent MassHunter, and Skyline).

Preferred Qualifications:

Ideally, the candidate will have worked in a lipidomics core facility or a lab analyzing lipids using analytical methods.

Description:

The Banerjee Lab at Stony Brook University seeks a Research Scientist with expertise in lipidomics, analytical chemistry, and mammalian cell biology. The incumbent is expected to conduct experiments independently, troubleshoot technical challenges, analyze quantitative datasets, and present at group meetings. This person should be organized and collaborative.

Duties:

• Maintaining and culturing multiple mammalian and cancer-derived cell lines. Treat cells with drugs and other reagents. Help with biochemical isolation of cell organelles. Perform lipid extraction from cell and organelle membranes. Independently develop lipid analytical methods as outlined in the required qualification to support ongoing and future projects of the Banerjee lab. Analyze and interpret experimental data and collaborate with scientists inside and outside the laboratory as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain detailed experimental records, develop methods and protocols, contribute to scientific publications, and present at regular group meetings and conferences.
• Responsible for the overall management of the lab; may supervise junior researchers in the lab.
• Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes:

This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption. Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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