英国剑桥大学蛋白质晶体学专业博士后职位

Closing date: 2 January 2014
Salary: £28,132-£36,661 pa

Applications are invited from post-doctoral scientists with expertise in protein crystallography to join the group of Dr Marko Hyvonen (http://www-cryst.bioc.cam.ac.uk/groups/hyvonen/) at the Department of Biochemistry as part of a multidisciplinary drug discovery programme between the Departments of Chemistry (Prof Chris Abell and Dr David Spring) and Biochemistry (Dr Marko Hyvonen and Prof Tom Blundell) and the MRC Cancer Unit (Prof Ashok Venkitaraman and Dr Grahame McKenzie) at the University of Cambridge.

Candidates must have experience in all aspects from protein crystallography from protein expression and purification through crystallisation and structure determination. Previous experience in high-throughput crystallography, in scripting and automation of crystallographic work-flow is highly desirable and background in drug discovery would also be advantageous.

Candidates must have a PhD in structural biology and relevant post-doctoral experience is desirable, as is a track record of achievement exemplified by academic publications and/or industrial experience. Applicants will be expected to work closely and interactively with colleagues in different disciplines, to have good communications skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Informal enquiries can be sent to Dr Marko Hyvonen (mh256@cam.ac.uk).

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 15 months in the first instance.

To apply online or view further information please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/2689

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