Associate Scientist-Proteomics

Associate Scientist-Proteomics page is loaded## Associate Scientist-Proteomicslocations:
Miami, FLtime type:
Full time posted on:
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** CORE JOB SUMMARY
** The Associate Scientist, SOM supports the University’s research goals and objectives by performing laboratory experiments in his/her areas of interest, expertise, or assignment. Moreover, the incumbent performs various analytical procedures involving method development and application development and synthesis.

** CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
** 1. Contributes to basic and applied research activities including authorship of scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.  
2. Publishes in refereed journals in collaboration with department leadership or independently.  
3. Supervises research employees and non-exempt staff.  
4. Writes extramural proposals with approval of senior managing staff.  
5. Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.  
6. Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.  
7. Provides ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researchers, supervisors, and other relevant staff.  
8. Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).  9. Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.  10. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

** CORE QUALIFICATIONS
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* Education:

Doctorate degree - Philosophy (PhD) required

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Learning Agility:
Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
* Teamwork:
Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
* Technical Proficiency:
Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
* Communication:
Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.#
** Department Specific Functions
** The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is looking for an Associate Scientist to join the newly established Proteomic Shared Resources, to apply state of the art LC-MS based methods and techniques for quantitative proteomics.

As an Associate Scientist, you will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of a modern high resolution orbitrap mass spectrometer as well as performing detailed biochemical sample processing techniques. In addition, you will be part of a small, agile, interdisciplinary team that seeks to invent innovative methods that can be used in the development of diagnostics aimed at getting the right treatment to right patients and understanding the fundamental underpinnings of cancer biology.

The individual will be:
* Primary responsible for the use of a new Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid LC-MS instrument for proteomic applications.
* Will manage inventory of lab consumables, including ordering, receiving, and storage of supply stocks.
* Prepare protein samples from a wide range of specimen (e.g., cells, tissues, biofluids, and SDS Page gels)
* Implement of both bottom-up & top-down proteomic approaches.
* Responsible for global proteome profiling by data-dependent (DDA) and data-independent (DIA) acquisition mass spectrometry and mass bar-codes. Detection of post-translational modifications (e.g., phosphorylation, acetylation).
* Perform relative quantification of proteins by label-free and stable-isotope labelling strategies…