Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Employer

University of Southern California, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

Location

Los Angeles, California—USC Main Campus, year-round sunshine, vibrant scientific & biotech community

Salary

Multi-year funding with a salary based on the NIH postdoctoral stipend scale and full fringe benefits

Closing date

3 Dec 2026

Website

https://dornsife.usc.edu/xiaojiang_chen-lab/

Discipline

Life Science

Job Type

Postdoctoral

Employment - Hours

Full time

Duration

Fixed term

Qualification

PhD

Sector

Academia

Job Details

The laboratory of Dr. Xiaojiang Chen at the University of Southern California (USC) is seeking a fully funded Postdoctoral Research Associate in Structural Biology/Molecular Biology. The postdoc will lead structural and functional studies using cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology to study enzymes involved in DNA/RNA transcription related to cancer and infectious diseases. This position offers access to state-of-the-art cryoEM and X-ray facilities and close collaborations with chemical biologists to understand functional mechanisms.

Professor Xiaojiang Chen Lab at USC website:  https://dornsife.usc.edu/xiaojiang_chen-lab/