A post-doctoral position is available in the labs of Drs.Hideaki Moriyama and Jay F. Storz at the University of Nebraska. The NIH-funded research project involves an experimental investigation of molecular adaptation. Specifically, the goal is to identify mechanisms of hemoglobin adaptation to hypoxia in high-altitude rodents and other vertebrates. The research will mainly involve protein analyses to separate and identify different hemoglobin isoforms and to quantify their relative abundance. The work may also involve the use of a plasmid expression system to generate recombinant hemoglobins for functional and crystallographic studies. The post-doc would be working primarily in the lab of Dr. Hideaki Moriyama. The post-doc will work in collaboration with a team of researchers with disparate backgrounds including molecular evolution and comparative functional genomics (Storz lab), as well as structural biology and biochemistry (Moriyama lab). The project also involves collaborative work with Drs. Angela Fago and Roy E. Weber at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Experience with methods of protein analysis is essential and experience with recombinant DNA methods would be a plus. If interested, please send a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references to: hmoriya...@unl.edu . We will review applications as they arrive. The position could start as early as May 2009, but the start-date is flexible. Salary will be commensurate with experience and will include full benefits. Funding is available for 3+ years. Please feel free to contact myself or Dr. Jay F. Storz ( jsto...@unl.edu ) with any questions. For more information, see: Storz Lab ( www.biosci.unl.edu/labs/storz/index.html ) Moriyama Lab ( http://npx001.unl.edu/welcome.html ) Hideaki Moriyama School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588 Hideaki Moriyama USA 402 472 5367 hmoriya...@unl.edu
