Jeff Zaleski

The Zaleski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow/biomaterials scientist to join its multidisciplinary research environment. The project focuses on the design and synthesis of hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts. The researcher will investigate bacterial cells, membrane biochemistry, extracellular vesicles, and interactions between cell-derived materials and nanomaterials. The work combines biomaterials research with bacterial cell growth, vesicle preparation and analysis, membrane biology, and advanced microscopy. The successful researcher will contribute to experimental protocol development, use specialist laboratory equipment, manage an independent research project, and help develop new research directions. The role also includes training graduate and undergraduate researchers, maintaining laboratory activities, conducting systematic literature reviews, preparing journal articles and scientific reports, presenting research, and collaborating with partner institutions and research groups. The Zaleski Lab provides regular guidance and feedback, opportunities to develop skills relevant to both academia and industry, scheduling flexibility, and a safe laboratory environment.

The Zaleski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in synthetic chemistry, hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts, and catalysis. The project centers on the design and synthesis of hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts. The postdoctoral researcher will apply synthetic inorganic and organic ligand chemistry, solution-phase molecule preparation, purification, and characterization to advance the laboratory’s research goals. The work may involve air- and moisture-sensitive chemicals and a range of modern analytical methods, including NMR, EPR, IR, mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction. TEM and DFT calculations are also relevant to the broader research environment. Based in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University Bloomington, the Zaleski Lab is a dynamic, multidisciplinary research group. The fellow will contribute to a growing team, develop and adapt experimental techniques, manage research activities, train graduate and undergraduate researchers, maintain laboratory operations, and help prepare peer-reviewed publications, reports, presentations, and posters. The research environment provides regular guidance and feedback, opportunities for collaboration with partner institutions and research groups, and experience applicable to both academic and industry careers.