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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Postdoctoral Research Associate (Postdoc Research 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 Research Associate (Postdoc Research 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 Research Associate (Postdoc Research 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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

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

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  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Perl
  • Word processing software
  • GEPASI
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • JustBio SeqPainter
  • Scite AI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Statistical software
  • Accelrys QAUNTA
  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • Perplexity AI
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Linux
  • Docking and ligand binding software
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
  • Wavefunction Spartan
  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Crystallography software
  • Expression DNA and protein sequence software
  • Accelrys FELIX
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Internet browser software
  • Gaussian software
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Python
  • SAP software
  • Graphics software
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Email software
  • ESRI What if?
  • Elicit
  • Accelrys Insight II
  • SAS
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Voltage-gated ion channels software
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • Accelrys Cerius2
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
  • Grok (xAI)
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  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
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  • Analysis and building software
  • Genetics computer group GSG software
  • Semichem AMPAC
  • Consensus
  • Shrodinger Jaguar
  • R
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Structure prediction software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Presentation software
  • Molecular simulation software
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • 3D graphics software
  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • Fujitsu BioMedCache
  • Video analysis software
  • Minitab
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
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  • Beakers
  • Mettler balances
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Dual wavelength spectroscopes
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • pH meters
  • X ray microscopes
  • Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers
  • Nanoscopes
  • Glassware condensers
  • Phosphorimager video cameras
  • Microphysiometers
  • Flow cytometers
  • High-pressure high-temperature reactors
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Ionometers
  • Krypton lasers
  • Vacuum freezers
  • Freeze dryers
  • Megafuge centrifuges
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Gamma ray irradiators
  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Microcalorimeters
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Scintillation counters
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • Spectropolarimeters
  • Scanning laser microscopes
  • Sapphire lasers
  • Fluorescence spectroscopes
  • Raman difference spectrometers
  • Lasers
  • Darkroom equipment
  • Auto gamma counters
  • Homogenizers
  • Flexi-dry lyophilizers
  • Cytospin centrifuges
  • Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
  • Heat blocks
  • Cryomicroscopes
  • Sartorius balances
  • Signal generators
  • Electron microscopes
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Near-field light microscopes
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Circulating water cooling systems
  • Filtering funnels
  • Cell sorters
  • Brewster angle microscopes
  • Cryocut microtomes
  • Heating mantles
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Laboratory convection ovens
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Video positioning equipment
  • Tabletop centrifuges
  • Microinjectors
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Rotating anode X ray generators
  • Water purification units
  • Specific gravity balances
  • Growth chambers
  • Notebook computers
  • Heat incubators
  • Laser particle sizers
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopes
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Magnetic tweezers
  • Synchrotrons
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
  • Light scattering devices
  • Large upright microscopes
  • Mainframe computers
  • Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
  • Fermenters
  • Basic vapor pressure osmometers
  • Linear accelerators
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
  • Desktop computers
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Optical tweezers
  • Automatic x ray film developers
  • Microdosimeters
  • Shaking waterbaths
  • Sample concentrators
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Rheometers
  • Chemistry analyzers
  • Cryostat tissue microtomes
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Dichroic beamsplitters
  • Automated electrophoresis equipment
  • Electroencephalography EEG equipment
  • Solid state diode lasers
  • Microscope slides
  • Protein sequencers
  • Balances
  • Personal computers
  • Glassware adaptors
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
  • Analytical balances
  • Power amplifiers
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Microsusceptometers
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
  • Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Langmuir balances
  • Microplate readers
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
  • Top-loading electronic balances
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Orbital shakers
  • Multichannel detectors
  • Graduated cylinders
  • Laser tweezers
  • Phosphorimagers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Sonicators
  • Viscometers
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Hot plates
  • Electrophoresis power supplies
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Water baths
  • Argon lasers
  • Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
  • Biofreezers
  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
  • Shaking incubators
  • Funnels
  • Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
  • Continuous flow centrifuges
  • Laser printers
  • Thermal imagers
  • Scanners
  • Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
  • Gel boxes
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Incubators
  • Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
  • Cryogenic freezers
  • Test tubes
  • Autoclaves
  • Pipettes
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Plotters

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