I have a BBSRC-funded PDRA position for someone to come and work with me at the Leicester Institute for Structural & Chemical Biology, and so this is about to be posted on jobs.ac.uk. Please contact me using my university email, and not through this account (as the message will probaly get lost). Vacancy Name: Postdoctoral Research Associate Vacancy ID: 474 Vacancy Department: Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology/Molecular and Cell Biology Advertising Start Date: 28/09/2018 00:00:00 Advertised Salary: Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum
We wish to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher to the group of Prof Peter Moody to take a leading role in a programme of research to investigate the mechanism of heme peroxidases, using advanced and innovative structural and spectroscopic methods. Our work is summarised in Moody & Raven (2018) *Acc.Chem. Res.* 51 (2), pp 427–435 *DOI: *10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00463, and in more detail in the papers listed on Peter Moody’s Departmental home page https ://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/molcellbiol/staff/moody <https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/molcellbiol/staff/moody> The research is funded by the BBSRC and is a collaboration with Professor Emma Raven of the Chemistry Department at Bristol University (http://www. bris.ac.uk/chemistry/people/emma-raven/index.html) and will involve expressing and purifying proteins from recombinant sources, gaining s tructural and mechanistic insights using X-ray (using home and synchrotron sources) and Neutron crystallography (using ILL Grenoble, FRM-II Munich and ONRL, USA). We have recently conducted experiments using the Free Electron Laser SACLA in Japan and hope to use other FEL sources such as EuXFEL soon. Leicester has recently acquired state of the art cryo-electron microscopes and we would like to explore the potential for micro electron diffraction. A wide range of biochemical and biophysical techniques (especially spectroscopy) will be used to explore enzyme intermediates. You will develop your own original research projects, in line with the aims and objectives of the research programme and assist with the supervision of graduate and undergraduate students. You will write up your research findings for dissemination amongst the research team and the broader international community and make presentations at scientific meetings in the UK and overseas. About you The successful applicant should hold a PhD, have a strong background in biochemical or structural analysis of proteins and have a keen interest in experimental design and determining the direction of the research programme. Additional information LISCB comprises over 20 research groups drawn from several departments, including the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, and brings together internationally renowned research using structural biology, chemical biology and single molecule methods to investigate major challenges in fundamental biological processes into a single world-leading unit. The University of Leicester is committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. Recently, the MRC in partnership with the Universities of Leicester, Warwick, Nottingham and Birmingham has invested into a state-of-the-art CryoEM facility at the Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology ( LISCB), one of four new, flagship Research Institutes of the University of Leicester. We are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among our staff and students. You will develop your career in a supportive and collaborative academic environment in one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities; elite in the excellence of our research, yet distinctive for the genuine synergy between our research and teaching. In return for your hard work, we offer a working environment that is committed to inclusivity, through promoting equality and valuing diversity. We offer a salary package with excellent pension scheme, a generous annual leave allowance and an online portal that offers a range of lifestyle benefits and discounts. Located close to Leicester city centre, our award winning campus benefits from a wide range of cafes, a fully equipped sports centre and nursery facilities. Further information regarding our extensive range of staff benefits is available here. <https://www2.le.ac.uk/staff/working/staff-benefits> Informal enquiries and are welcome and should be made to Professor Peter Moody on Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7097 or email: peter.mo...@leicester.ac.uk <peter.mo...@le.ac.uk> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
