From: bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of anita.tienhaara@helsinki.fi Sent: 15. syyskuuta 2010 12:49 To: FinBioNet Subject: [Bco] Post-doctoral position at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu
A post-doctoral position is available in the research group of Inari Kursula at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Finland. The group is mainly working on structural and functional characterization of actin and actin-binding proteins from the malaria parasite. Funding for the position comes from the Sigrid Jusélius foundation and the Academy of Finland.
We are looking for a highly motivated person with extensive experience in protein expression and purification, biochemical and biophysical characterization, as well as crystallization and structure determination of proteins by X-ray crystallography. Because the group is divided between the University of Oulu, Finland and Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research on the DESY campus in Hamburg, Germany, the group leader being most of the time in Hamburg, the suitable candidate should be capable of rather independent planning and conduction of experiments as well as supervising PhD students.
The post-doctoral candidate is expected to be involved in the optimization of expression and purification of several Plasmodium actin-binding proteins, mostly to be produced by co- expression in baculovirus-infected insect cells. The purified proteins and complexes will be used for biophysical characterization, such as SPR, ITC, light-scattering and fluorescence methods as well as classical actin biochemistry and structure determination, in particular by X-ray crystallography and SAXS.
The University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, and the Department of Biochemistry hosts about ten research groups and has excellent facilities for protein chemistry and structural biology. In addition, the group has access to all the facilities at the CSSB-HZI at DESY, Hamburg, including ample synchrotron beam time both in Hamburg and elsewhere in Europe.
Applicants should send their CV and the names and contact information of 2-3 referees by e- mail to Inari Kursula ( inari.kursula@helmholtz-hzi.de ). More information can be found from http://www.biochem.oulu.fi/tutkimus/ikursula http://www.biochem.oulu.fi/tutkimus/ikursula and http://www.desy.de/~inari http://www.desy.de/~inari , and informal inquiries by e-mail are most welcome. The position is to be filled as soon as possible and applications will be considered until a suitable candidate has been found.
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