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About the Role
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is seeking a Research Scientist to lead and support mass spectrometry–based research programs focused on identifying and quantifying biomolecules relevant to human health and disease. The role involves operating and optimizing mass spectrometry platforms, providing analytical support, and contributing to the institution’s biomedical research mission.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain GC/LC-MS instrumentation.
- Assist users with experimental design, sample preparation, and data analysis.
- Develop and optimize GC/LC-MS workflows for targeted and untargeted applications.
- Train graduate students, postdocs, and staff in proper instrument use.
- Ensure timely delivery of high-quality analytical results and maintain accurate records.
- Perform routine maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of GC/LC-MS systems.
- Oversee the operation, maintenance, and optimization of LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and other mass spectrometry platforms.
- Provide analytical support to multiple collaborative research projects.
- Conduct research including development and validation of analytical methods, sample preparation workflows, quality control procedures, and quantitative analysis of biological specimens.
- Perform independent experimental design, data processing, statistical analysis, and interpretation of complex datasets.
- Prepare technical reports, manuscripts, grant applications, and presentations.
- Present findings at laboratory meetings, scientific conferences, and other professional venues.
- Coordinate core laboratory activities.
- Mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, laboratory personnel, and visiting researchers in mass spectrometry methodologies and data analysis.
- Contribute to strategic planning for instrumentation development, implementation of new technologies, and expansion of mass spectrometry capabilities.
Requirements
- Master's degree in a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- PhD, MD, DVM, or a related doctoral degree.
- Four (4) or more years of experience in mass spectrometry, analytical chemistry, metabolomics, lipidomics, or related biomedical research fields.
- Expertise in LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, method development, instrument operation, troubleshooting, and data analysis.
- Strong publication record and demonstrated success in collaborative research.
- Experience in metabolomics, microbial metabolite analysis, and translational biomedical research.
- Excellent communication and scientific writing skills.
- Strong commitment to research excellence.
- Ability to work collaboratively while mentoring students and laboratory personnel.
- Competencies include training, operation of mass spectrometry instruments, developing extraction methods, troubleshooting, handling and training new technologies, organization, project management, analytical skills, critical thinking, work ethics, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work in a team.
Skills
- Mass spectrometry
- Analytical chemistry
- Metabolomics
- Lipidomics
- Omics technologies
- Instrument operation
- Method development
- Data acquisition
- Bioinformatics analysis
- LC-MS/MS
- GC-MS
- Sample preparation
- Quality control
- Quantitative analysis
- Statistical analysis
- Scientific writing
- Project Management
- Critical thinking
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Health Sciences Center
Work Type
- Full time
- Regular
Experience Level
- Four (4) years of relevant experience
- Four (4) or more years of experience
Education Level
- Master's degree
- PhD
- MD
- DVM
- Related doctoral degree
Salary/Compensations
- Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
About the Company
- The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.
- In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.
- The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.
- It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions.
- No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.
- Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements.
- Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.