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Postdoctoral Associate

**Required Qualifications:** (as evidenced by an attached resume)

Doctoral Degree in Microbiology or closely related fields of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or Genetics in hand by the start of the appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Candida albicans genetics.

• Experience studying fungal cell biology.

• Research publications demonstrating expertise in fungal cell biology and genetics.

Brief Description of Duties:

The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator Dr. James Konopka (https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/mi/program/faculty/konopka) in the department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology (https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/mi) . The incumbent will conduct research and ensure that all experiments are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.

• Within the predetermined research scope and methodology, conduct research experiments in the field of cell signaling, cellular morphogenesis, and fungal pathogenesis.

• Collect and analyze data, including periodical/literature search and utilizing specialized skills in related fields to analyze the collected data.

• Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations. May also assist in Grant writing

• Lab maintenance, including equipment maintenance and ordering of supplies as needed.

• Training of other lab personnel.

• Other duties as assigned, which may include attending Scientific Conferences and Meetings.

Special Notes:

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

Visit The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/postdoc/) to learn more about our postdoctoral community.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

About Stony Brook:

_Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore. Our 1,100-acre campus is home to 24,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook Medicine, Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider. The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the National Synchrotron Light Source, and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, and the New York Blue IBM BG/L P supercomputer, owned by Stony Brook and managed by BNL. Stony Brook is a partner in managing the Laboratory for the Department of Energy, and is the largest institutional scientific user of BNL facilities. As such, many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments can be arranged._

**Job Number:** 2504017

**Official Job Title:** : Postdoctoral Associate

**Job Field** : Post Doctoral

**Primary Location** : US-NY-Stony Brook

**Department/Hiring Area:** : Microbiology and Immunology

**Schedule** : Full-time

**Shift** : Day Shift **Shift Hours:** : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm :

**Posting Start Date** : Oct 27, 2025

**Posting End Date** : Nov 27, 2025, 8:59:00 PM

**Salary:** : $50,000-$65,000

**Appointment Type:** : Regular

**Salary Grade:** : E89

**SBU Area:** : The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook

**Req ID:** 2504017