Campus

OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email

Dr. Sangita Sinha, sangita.sinha@okstate.edu

Work Schedule

TBD

Appointment Length

12 months or less

Hiring Range

Commensurate with education and experience

Special Instructions to Applicants

Application Instructions:
Candidates should submit the following:
- Cover letter (including research interests and alignment with advertised position requirements)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Names and contact information for three references
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About this Position

Postdoctoral Fellow – College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

The College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position within Prof. Sangita Sinha’s laboratory in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment with the possibility of renewal based on performance, funding availability, and college needs. The position is available immediately and will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The College seeks to recruit dynamic, innovative scholars who are committed to excellence in research, scholarship, and academic collaboration. OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences is home to 23 departments across the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, and natural sciences, offering vibrant opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement.

About OSU and the College of Arts and Sciences:

Oklahoma State University is a Carnegie Tier 1 research institution with a 130-year legacy as one of the nation's premier land-grant universities. The Stillwater campus serves as the flagship of the OSU system which serves over 34,000 students and offers state-of-the-art facilities for research and instruction. The College of Arts and Sciences boasts exceptional strengths across the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, complemented by institutional excellence in engineering, agriculture, and business.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in protein structure and function characterization and be experienced in using a diverse range of biochemical, structural and molecular biology techniques to characterize proteins and protein interactions. The current focus of the Sinha lab is to develop a structure-based understanding of how cellular autophagy is regulated, and how autophagy is dysregulated in infectious diseases, cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiac myopathies. The candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to new collaborative structural biology research projects. The candidate is also expected to assist the PI in writing research proposals and provide mentorship to undergraduate and graduate students. The position offers opportunities for independent research development, manuscript preparation, and grant writing.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct independent and collaborative structural biology research focused on autophagy proteins, host pathogen reactions, and uncharacterized microbial proteins as directed by the PI.
• Publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals or other appropriate outlets.
• Participate in group meetings, departmental seminars and present research at national and international conferences.
• Assist in mentoring and training graduate and undergraduate students.
• Contribute to the development of grant proposals and new research directions.
• Participate in professional development opportunities offered by the College.

Appointment Details:

• Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Fellows receive a competitive benefits package.
• Initial appointment for one year, with possible renewal for two more years pending satisfactory progress.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. M.D. or equivalent or terminal degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or a closely related field, with emphasis in protein biochemistry and structural biology (awarded by time of appointment).
• Demonstrated experience in creation of protein expression vectors and the purification and the biochemical characterization of proteins and protein complexes.
• Evidence of research productivity appropriate to career stage.

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

• Strong analytical, organizational, and scientific communication skills.
• A commitment to rigorous, ethical, and reproducible research practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to a collaborative academic community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in structure determination (CryoEM, X-ray crystallography, or NMR spectroscopy) of macromolecules and their assemblies.
• Experience developing and reproducibly performing cellular assays.
• Evidence of strong communication and mentoring skills.

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

• Demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary research.
• Interest in contributing to broader impacts, community engagement, or public scholarship.