CareerPlan

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences NSF NCEMS Postdoctoral Scholar-Computational Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry

Penn State University ParkFull-time2026-06-15 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United States

Core

Conduct original research in computational proteomics and mass spectrometry, analyzing large-scale public datasets to study protein interactions, post-translational modifications, and biological networks.

Role type

Postdoctoral Scholar (Computational Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry)

Builds

NCEMS Working Group data products, analytical tools, computational workflows, and high-impact scientific outputs

Domain

Molecular and cellular biology, data science, quantitative physical sciences

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Proteomics, mass spectrometry, protein biochemistry, quantitative biology, bioinformatics, Python, R, scientific computing tools, proteomics software platforms, biological databases, reproducible workflows

Preferred skills

Expertise in computational analysis of proteomics data, experience with crosslinking mass spectrometry, structural proteomics, interactomics, familiarity with public proteomics repositories (PRIDE, ProteomeXchange, MassIVE, PeptideAtlas, UniProt)

Responsibilities

Conduct original research involving proteomics and mass spectrometry data analysis; collaborate with faculty and research staff; contribute to NCEMS Working Group data products and methodological innovations; produce scholarly outputs

Seniority

Postdoctoral Scholar