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Postdoctoral Position in Organic Chemistry : Houston, United States
Employer: Baylor College of Medicine
Website: http://www.bcm.edu/pharmacology/wanglab/
Location: 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, United States
Type: Postdoctoral
Posted: March 10, 2012
Expires: May 06, 2012

job description

A postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Jin Wang’s group in the department of pharmacology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to work on new materials for drug and gene deliveries.

Minimum Requirements:
1. The candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry.
2. The candidate should have at least 2 first authored publications in internationally recognized journals, Such as JACS, Angew, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Organic Letters, etc.
3. The candidate should be motivated, independent, creative, and energetic.
4. The candidate should be familiar with different techniques in organic synthesis and characterization and willing to learn new techniques.

Dr. Wang holds a faculty position in the Department of Pharmacology at Baylor College of Medicine and an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University. Dr. Wang is also a CPRIT Scholar for Cancer Research. BCM is located in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston, which is the largest medical center in the world, and is a top 25 medical school in the U.S. according to the 2011 ranking by US News. BCM Ranks 2nd in the nation in federal funding for research and development in the biological sciences at universities and colleges by the National Science Foundation. Our group will be the second chemistry group and the first group specialized in drug delivery at BCM. So there will be enormous exciting opportunities to collaborate and make an impact in biomedical research. In addition, the Texas Medical Center includes 14 renowned hospitals and two specialty institutions, three medical schools and six nursing schools, which provide many job opportunities for your spouse or demostic partner.

The research work will focus on developing new materials for drug and gene deliveries. The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry or related disciplines. Applicants should have extensive experience in the techniques for organic synthesis and characterization. It would be more beneficial if the candidate has experience in polymer synthesis, but not required. The candidate will join a dynamic interdisciplinary group and should be willing and able to communicate with people from different backgrounds, including chemistry, engineering and biology.
This position can be started immediately.

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