Position ID: | Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory-LCLS-RA [#20784, 4716] |
Position Title: | Research Associate: Fluid Mixing & X-ray Methods |
Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
Position Location: | Menlo Park, California 94025, United States |
Subject Areas: | Biomolecular Dynamics Chemistry and Biochemistry Microfluidics |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2021/12/13, finished 2022/09/03, listed until 2022/03/01) |
Position Description: |
Position Overview: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a Research Associate to become part of an interdisciplinary team that will develop broadly applicable microfluidic mixing systems for the basic study of time-resolved chemical reactions using X-ray spectroscopy and small angle scattering (SAXS). The work will be part of a larger collaborative effort, with close collaboration with Stanford University and University of Michigan as well as collaborations with several other research institutions. The work will include use of microfluidic chip-based mixers and ballistic droplet mixing techniques for rapid mixing with uniform reactant residence times. The analysis of reacting systems will include quantifying kinetics and determining the role of structural intermediates and conformational changes during reaction turn-over of enzymatic systems. Part of the project includes elucidating the reaction kinetics of molecule diagnostic tools based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas enzyme systems and metalloenzymes. As a Research Associate, you will be a member of the LCLS/SRD department at SLAC. In addition to the above proposed projects, you will have considerable opportunity to pursue your own related research interests. The position is initially a 24-month term with the possibility of renewal. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) is one of the world’s premier research laboratories, providing an internationally leading capability in the form of its accelerator based light sources and its science programs, including the world’s first hard x-ray free electron laser (XFEL), the LCLS. SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory operated by Stanford University and based in Menlo Park, CA. Note: Research Associates at SLAC are fixed term academic appointments. This is a 2-year fixed term position with the possibility of extension. Assignment duration is contingent upon project needs and funding. Due to COVID-19-related curtailment of on-site activities, the job duties for this position may be required to be performed from home until full site access is restored.
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