MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE TWO POSTDOCTORAL /RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS
Two posts, funded by the Wellcome Trust until October, 2011, are available in Murray Stewart's Structural Cell Biology Group. One post will concentrate on the expression, purification, and characterization of proteins and complexes involved in nuclear trafficking and mitosis, whereas the other will concentrate on their structure and function. The interdisciplinary nature of these projects will require the integration of structural, cellular, molecular and biochemical methods. Recent work from this research group includes: Nature, 432:872, Nature, 435:693, Nature Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 8:195, and Mol. Cell, 33:727.
Please visit: http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/SS/Stewart_M/group for further information. Postdocs (Research Associates) should have a PhD in a Biological area or equivalent experience, a strong publication record, and extensive experience in Molecular Biology, the bacterial expression, purification, and characterization of proteins, or in macromolecular crystallography. Experience in a relevant area of Cell Biology would be an advantage. Research Assistants should have a degree plus extensive experience in Molecular Biology, bacterial expression purification and characterization of proteins. A higher degree or experience in cell or structural biology would be an advantage. Informal enquiries to Dr Stewart (email: m...@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk) are welcome.
The starting salary will be in the range of 19,624 to 31,358 pounds per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) supported by a flexible pay and reward scheme and optional final salary pension scheme. We can offer 30 days annual holiday entitlement plus public holidays and excellent sports and social facilities are available on site.
To apply, please send a cover letter, a full CV with publication list, and the contact details of two professional referees who can be approached prior to interview. In your cover letter please outline your career goals and state how you would be able to contribute to the group's research effort.
Please email your application to recruitm...@ssc.mrc.ac.uk, quoting job reference LMB09/513 for the Postdoc position and LMB09/514 for the Research Assistant position.
Closing Date: 22 October 2009. _________________________________________________________ Dr Murray Stewart, phone +44 1223 402463 MRC-LMB Hills Rd., fax +44 1223 213556 Cambridge CB2 0QH, ENGLAND. Email:m...@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
