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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
and
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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