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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Postdoctoral Associate (Postdoc Associate)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Postdoctoral Associate (Postdoc Associate)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 62% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“Postdoctoral Associate (Postdoc Associate)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Avg. Annual Salary $115,570
Avg. Hourly Wage $55.56
Available Jobs (US) 34,520
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biochemists and Biophysicists #19-1021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biochemists and Biophysicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.

  • Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.

  • Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.

  • Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.

  • Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.

  • Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.

  • Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.

  • Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.

  • Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

  • Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.

  • Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  • Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.

  • Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.

  • Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

  • Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.

  • Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.

  • Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

  • Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

  • Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.

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  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
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  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Sequence database software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
  • R
  • Microsoft Word
  • Python
  • DeepSeek
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • Presentation software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • Perl
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Internet browser software
  • Video analysis software
  • Linux
  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
  • GEPASI
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • SAS
  • Scite AI
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • ESRI What if?
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  • JustBio SeqPainter
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  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Gaussian software
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  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • Gemini (Google)
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Crystallography software
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Graphics software
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  • Email software
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  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • 3D graphics software
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Wavefunction Titan
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Chang Bioscience ToolKit
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
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  • Nanoscopes
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  • Fluorescence spectroscopes
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  • Vacuum freezers
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Test tubes
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Sonicators
  • Notebook computers
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • Microplate readers
  • Shaking waterbaths
  • Rheometers
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Autoclaves
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Gamma ray irradiators
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Inverted microscopes
  • X ray microscopes
  • Shaking incubators
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • Cytospin centrifuges
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Linear accelerators
  • Spectropolarimeters
  • Laser printers
  • Signal generators
  • Peptide synthesizers
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  • Multichannel detectors
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  • Mettler balances
  • Laser particle sizers
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  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
  • Incubators
  • Pipettes
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  • Langmuir balances
  • Desktop computers
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  • Growth chambers
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  • Solid state diode lasers
  • Tabletop centrifuges
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  • Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
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  • Heat blocks
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  • Sartorius balances
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  • Ultrasonic cleaners
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  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Water purification units
  • Personal computers
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  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Glassware adaptors
  • Filtering funnels
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Sample concentrators
  • Viscometers
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Auto gamma counters
  • Gel boxes
  • Orbital shakers
  • Optical tweezers
  • Lasers
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  • Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
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  • Microcentrifuges
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  • Electroencephalography EEG equipment
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  • Ultramicrotomes
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  • Brewster angle microscopes
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  • Freeze dryers
  • Laboratory convection ovens
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  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
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  • Light scattering devices
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
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  • Cryostat tissue microtomes
  • Funnels
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Biofreezers
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Chemistry analyzers

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