POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER VACANCY IN THE SUBCELLULAR METABOLISM LAB

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: Postdoc Positions: Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (postdoc)

Location

Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Open Date

Jul 04, 2023

Description

The Laqtom lab belongs to the Division of Biological and Engineering and Environmental (BESE) (www.bese.kaust.edu.sa). Dr. Nouf Laqtom is also a member of the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases core group in Smart Health Initiative (www.smarthealth.kaust.edu.sa). The core group of Genetic and Metabolic Diseases aims to understand and treat complex genetic and metabolic diseases. Our lab studies the molecular and biochemical basis of organellar genes-associated with metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage diseases by analyzing the component “proteome and metabolome” of these organelles at a fine resolution. We work in an excellent interdisciplinary environment where experimentalists work closely with computational experts and specialists in multi-omics technologies. For more information about the Laqtom lab, visit our website (www.laqtomlab.com).

We are currently seeking highly motivated, independent, and team-oriented postdoctoral fellows to join the subcellular metabolism lab of Dr. Nouf Laqtom. As a recent lab, we are in the process of being fully set up and equipped with instrumentation enabling the performance of tissue culture BSL2 , molecular techniques, biochemical assays, and animal procedures.Additionally, we have full access to the core lab facilities of KAUST, offering cutting-edge instrumentations for mass spectrometry of proteomics, lipidomics, metabolomics, and isotopic tracing analysis. All these mass spectrometric platforms and more can be found at one location. Moreover, FACS, confocal imaging, sequencing, and radiation labeling core facilities are available.

The post comes with a generous support package and a competitive salary. The preferred starting date is in early winter 2023. For further details about the position, please contact Nouf.

Qualifications

Postdoctoral researchers – lysosomal and ER homeostsis in health and metabolic diseases

Applications are invited from researchers with research experience in one or more of the following areas: biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, metabolism, neuroscience, or mouse physiology. The ideal candidate must have completed a Ph.D. in molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a related field with a focus on metabolism. The project includes:

• Identification of molecular and biochemical function of gene-associated with metabolic disorders such as Lysosomal storage disorders and ER disease
• characterization of the molecular components of lysosomes and ER from different cells or tissue
• develop an approach for ER immunoprecipitation (ER-IP) and optimize it for subsequent multi-omics analyse
• Identification and characterization of a novel lysosomal and ER gene differentially expressed under conditions of metabolic stress
• design a genetic CRISPR screen to identify genes that are responsible for a specific biochemical function in the metabolic process
  
  

Application Instructions

To Apply For This Position, Please Send An Email To Nouf And Ensure That You Include The Following Documents (combined In a Single Pdf File)

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Contact information for three references
  
  

About KAUST

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is an international graduate-level, merit-based research university dedicated to advancing scientific and technological education and research, acting as a catalyst for innovation, economic development, and social prosperity in the region and the world. Based near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, KAUST has attracted top-notch faculty and staff from all over the world, with more than 80 nations represented on campus.

KAUST is actively recruiting world-class students, faculty, and researchers who are committed to meeting the grand challenges of science through bold and collaborative inquiry that focuses on issues of regional and global significance. At KAUST, we attract people globally who want to create impact beyond their own achievements. Irrespective of their national origins, the people of KAUST are “people of the world” who uphold our values of achievement, passion, inspiration, citizenship, diversity, integrity, and openness. Located on the beautiful Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, KAUST sets exceptional standards in residences, recreational facilities and boasts a truly multicultural community environment which that all can enjoy, along with ample opportunities and time to keep work and life in harmony. Expats are very well looked after, with packages including tax-free salary, relocation, accommodation and various additional incentives. Located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, KAUST offers superb research facilities to conduct fundamental and goal-oriented research to address the world’s pressing scientific and technological challenges. In the Nature Index Rising Stars, KAUST was ranked #19 in the world of the fastest rising universities for high quality research output. KAUST was also ranked as the world’s top university (#1) in citations per faculty ranking indicator as per QS World University Rankings for 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. In addition, KAUST was ranked #1 in the percentage of international student and #1 in the percentage of international faculty.

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