POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory - KAUST
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 11 أشهر
Solar and Photovoltaic Engineering Research Center;
Duties:
o Design experiments to support research in Nanoparticle Systems. Characterisation of Nanoparticle
assemblies using analytical and hydrodynamic techniques including Standard and Multi-wavelength
Analytical Ultracentrifugation; Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS, MALDI); FTIR; UV-Vis-NIR, Fluorescence
and Raman Spectroscopies; Electron Microscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry, Ellipsometry & Light Scattering.
o Computational data analysis and scientific writing skills.
o Managing the day to day running of the lab and responsible for research safety.
o Supervise and mentor graduate students.
Fundamentals of Biomolecular Science - D24BT7 and Structural Biology - D24BT8)
Duties:
o Organize lectures, grade student exams and laboratory assignments.
o Supervise and mentor 4 MSc graduate students per year.
o Liaise with industry collaborators on joint research projects.
o Coordinate laboratory sections for a large lecture course
o Research support (via design and execution of experiments) on lab projects involving insulin and diabetes
as well as lab management and effective house-keeping.
o Assessed student learning formally and informally using a variety of assessments and grading rubrics.
o Implemented student activities and projects using collaborative and individual learning approaches
o Biophysical Characterisation of insulin and insulin-like molecules using modern and state of the art
hydrodynamic techniques including analytical ultracentrifugation, chromatography, light scattering, neutron
scattering and differential scanning fluorimetry.
o Cloning, expression and purification of human proteins in prokaryotic systems (Demethylases - Jmj
domains; kinases) and subsequent biophysical characterisation in the framework of the Epigenetics Project
geared towards cancer research.
o Responsible for sample optimization for crystallization of human proteins, through solvent optimization
and identification of stabilizing ligands, and for profiling of target-ligand interactions.
o Assures reproducibility and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) compliance through adherence to strict
laboratory procedures for experiments and analyses.
o Planning, organisation & supervision of Practical Biology Examinations of the General Certificate of Education (GCE), Cameroon.
o Teaching Biology 710 and Chemistry 712 to pre-college students (Advanced Level).
o Planning and organizing meetings at the departmental level (Biology Department) to ensure smooth running of the department with regards to teaching and learning.
Probing Structure and Stability in Monoclonal Antibodies in response to Bioprocessing.
High-throughput screening of 2-Oxoglutarate Oxygenase Enzymes for Drug Development