(Fixed Term)

Salary: £28,132-£36,661

Reference: PH02422

Closing date: 10 January 2014

A one year Postdoctoral Research Associate funded by the Wellcome Trust is available to join the Group of Professor Nick Gay at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge to study innate immunity. The successful candidate will have experience in the structural analysis of Drosophila Toll receptors and ligands.

Experience of insect cell culture and protein purification would also be an advantage.

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant Biological science.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:

http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/2837. This will take you to the role on the University?s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account with the University's Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application.

Please quote reference PH02422 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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