Duke University, Physics
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Position Description
The research associate will work on the development and use of innovative biosensors to study the prototypical membrane-actin linker protein ezrin which is known to regulate stem cell differentiation and cell migration. They will prepare a manuscript on the results they obtain using optical tweezers to mechanically manipulate suspended cells and computationally modeling the cell deformations. This position requires a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate. Applications, including three letters of reference, a research statement, CV and list of publications & presentations must be submitted to receive full consideration. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke University is a private institution and is ranked 8 in the 2017 edition of Best Colleges in National Universities. The department of physics at Duke University has a total of 45 faculty and 70-90 graduate students. department of physics at Duke University has total of 45 faculty and 70-90 graduate students. Duke Physics has very strong interdisciplinary connections with other disciplines across the Research Triangle Area. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Research statement
- Publication list
- Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site
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