Postdoctoral Fellow in RNA Biology : Cambridge, MA, United States

Would you like to contribute to innovative research with the goal of improving human health? Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research is the pharmaceutical research arm of a global healthcare company. We have several postdoctoral positions available in biology, chemistry, and computational sciences that provide excellent research training and exposure to drug discovery. Postdoctoral scholars have a unique opportunity to do research in an interdisciplinary scientific environment and publish their results in leading journals. We encourage applications from candidates interested in academic or industry careers.

The laboratory of Dr. Razvan Nutiu is currently seeking candidates for a postdoctoral position in RNAbiology. The major focus of our research is to interrogate the function and structure of RNA and RNA/protein complexes with small molecules. Our research covers several areas of RNA chemical biology, from understanding the basic mechanisms that govern RNA / small molecule interactions in vitro, to the modulation of post-transcriptional RNA regulation in human cells. The postdoc will have the opportunity to work at the interface of chemistry and biology along with a strong, interdisciplinary team of investigators, postdoctoral scholars, and academic collaborators. S/he will have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including high-throughput screening, next-generation sequencing, genomics, structural biophysics, cell engineering, and computational chemistry/biology. The postdoc will be located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and have the opportunity to build a strong collaboration with the RNA Biology group led by Dr. Gerald Joyce at The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation in La Jolla, California.

Qualifications: PhD degree holders, and PhD students within six months of completing their degrees, are eligible to apply. In-depth understanding of RNA biology or biochemistry is required. Experience with human cell-based RNA assays, high-throughput transcriptomics or chemical biology techniques is an advantage.