Research Scientist – Fungal Natural Products
Core
Research Scientist leading independent projects on fungal biology and secondary metabolite production, utilizing mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and data processing.
Role type
Senior Research Scientist (IC)
Builds
Production of secondary metabolites and characterization of unknown fungal natural products
Domain
Fungal biology, secondary metabolism, metabolomics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, isolation and characterization of natural products, data processing for targeted and non-targeted approaches, experimental design, scientific writing, mentoring
Preferred skills
Fungal secondary metabolites expertise, fungal biology, cryo-electron microscopy, fungal genetics
Technologies
Mass spectrometry, cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomography, software for statistical analysis of metabolomic datasets
Responsibilities
Design and execute mass spectrometry-based metabolomics experiments; develop innovative data analysis pipelines; mentor graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; write manuscripts and grant applications; configure and maintain specialized research equipment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
