Associate Research Scientist

The Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irvine Medical Center seeks a highly qualified Associate Research Scientist who will be responsible to establish and lead a research program in the Quick lab that aims to elucidate the function of membrane proteins implicated in psychiatric disorders using advanced molecular, cellular, and protein biochemical approaches.

The Quick lab has been actively involved in both basic and applied research in the area of membrane transport processes with special interest in the physiology, bioenergetics, and molecular dynamics of Na+-coupled transport proteins. Using biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biological approaches, a major part of Dr. Quick’s research focuses on the structure and function of neurotransmitter transporters, the molecular targets of psychostimulants. His studies, in collaboration with leading experts in the field of computational biophysics, single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and crystallography, led to the discovery of a novel molecular mechanism of Na+-coupled symport and how antidepressant drugs inhibit transport.

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The Associate Research Scientist will have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with researchers across Columbia University as well as with researchers at top-tier national research institutions. They will be responsible for establishing and leading a research program in the Quick lab that aims to elucidate the function of membrane proteins implicated in psychiatric disorders using advanced molecular, cellular, and protein biochemical approaches.

Job Function:

1. Conduct laboratory research focused on membrane protein function and mechanisms, applying advanced molecular, cellular, and protein biochemical approaches to investigate research questions, design and perform experiments, collect, and analyze findings
2. Participate in the coordination of collaborative approaches with laboratories across Columbia University as well as national and international top-tier institutions
3. Prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
4. Engage in scientific communication at conferences
5. Participate in the training of junior lab members
6. Participate in grant preparations