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General information

Location
Cambridge, MA
Ref #
41838
Job Family
Research
Workplace
Hybrid
Date published
18-Feb-2025
Time Type
Full time

Description & Requirements

The Postdoctoral Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard will work with a team of multidisciplinary scientists to deploy gene editing (such as base editing and prime editing), delivery (such as AAV), and protein evolution technologies developed in the lab) 

The Postdoctoral Associate will: 

  • Advance current technologies to incorporate new biological and therapeutic models, genotypic readouts, and data acquisition and computational analysis approaches 
  • Identify goals, formulate strategies, execute research, and communicate findings 
  • Understand the fundamentals of other projects in the lab and serve as a thought partner to Dr. Liu and other lab trainees 

QUALIFICATIONS 

  • PhD in Chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, computational biology, or a related field 
  • Strong technical background, rigorous mindset, and creativity in problem-solving 
  • Passion for technology development and collaborative science 
  • Proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently 
  • Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong interpersonal skills 
  • Outstanding recommendations from prior research supervisors 
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic professional environment with multiple overlapping and shifting objectives 
  • Enjoys collaborating with and influencing peers across a flatter organizational structure 
  • Excellency in written and verbal communication