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WRAIR Next-Generation Prophylactic Research Opportunity - Postdoctoral U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) in United States

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Postdoc

Field of study

Biochemistry

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Stipend of $75,000.00–$100,000.00 yearly; health insurance supplement; training and travel allowance.

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United States

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U.S. Department of Energy

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Biochemistry
Chemistry
Vaccinology
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Biology
Structural Biology
Protein Purification
Medical Science
Protein Engineering
Prophylaxis
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About this position

This postdoctoral research opportunity is offered by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), the Department of Defense’s premier research enterprise for infectious diseases, brain health, and performance optimization. The project focuses on proof-of-concept studies for developing next-generation prophylactics.

Working under a mentor’s guidance, the researcher will contribute to a highly collaborative environment that connects computational protein design with wet-lab expression, purification, and biophysical characterization. The training environment brings together structural biology, AI-enabled design, and translational vaccinology, with hands-on exposure to tools and workflows used to develop candidate protein molecules.

The opportunity emphasizes practical research experience across the design-build-test cycle. The postdoctoral researcher will apply machine-learning and AI platforms such as AlphaFold3, RFdiffusion, ThermoMPNN, Rosetta, PROSS, PRoscan, and PyMOL, while also performing protein purification and analytical characterization. The work includes evaluating purity, yield, and structural integrity, and integrating biochemical and biophysical results with downstream biological assay outcomes.

The position is located at Silver Spring, Maryland, within WRAIR’s research setting and its broader mission to generate biomedical solutions for force health protection and readiness. The institute’s work spans infectious disease research and other mission-relevant biomedical challenges, providing a setting oriented toward applied, high-impact research.

Funding details

Stipend of $75,000.00–$100,000.00 yearly; health insurance supplement; training and travel allowance.

What's required

An earned doctoral degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, or another eligible STEM discipline is required, and the degree must have been received within the last 60 months. Preferred skills include experience with computational protein engineering principles, recombinant protein expression in mammalian and bacterial systems, protein purification (IMAC, SEC, IEX), quality control methods such as SDS-PAGE, Western blot, and HPLC, familiarity with structural and biophysical characterization techniques especially BLI/SPR, and strong communication skills. Citizenship must be LPR or U.S. citizen.

How to apply

Click the Apply button at the bottom of the opportunity listing to start the application. Prepare a Zintellect profile, educational and employment history, essay responses, resume PDF, transcripts, and one recommendation. For questions, email [email protected] and include reference code MRDC-WRAIR-2026-0007 in the subject line.

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