[3dem] postdoctoral position available

Peter Rosenthal prosent at nimr.mrc.ac.uk
Sat Jul 12 12:57:28 PDT 2008



NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, MILL HILL, LONDON

Applicants are sought for a 3 year Career Development Fellowship
to study the structure and function of macromolecular machines
involved in the secretory pathway and virus infection by
cryomicroscopy.

Excellent facilities for biochemistry, computation, light and
electron microscopy will be available, including a 120kV cryomicroscope
and a 300kV field emission gun microscope (G2 Polara).

You should be highly motivated and have a strong background in structural
biology. Previous experience in electron microscopy, image analysis, 
X-ray crystallography, or protein expression and purification will be an
advantage.

Informal enquires can be made to: Dr Peter Rosenthal
email: prosent at nimr.mrc.ac.uk

Salary is from £26,808 to £32,488 per annum (inclusive of Location Allowance).
MRC final salary Pension Scheme is available.

Applications, including a CV & cover letter, should be made online at
http://jobs.mrc.ac.uk quoting Reference: NIMR08/310
If you do not have internet access or experience technical difficulties,
please call +44 01793 301157.

Closing date:   25th July 2008

Situated in Mill Hill, North West London, NIMR is the largest MRC institute,
supporting some 70 research groups and 500 bench scientists. The Institute
provides excellent training for researchers in a multi-disciplinary
environment and is equipped with state of the art facilities.
http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk

We are offering a 3 year MRC funded Career Development Fellowship, which is a
training and development position for post-doctoral scientists who have
either recently completed their doctoral studies, are moving into a new
research discipline, have limited previous experience of key transferable
skills, or are clinically qualified with little or no research experience.
They provide opportunities to develop research project skills and
collaborative links with colleagues within the Institute and elsewhere.

The MRC is an Equal Opportunities Employer.


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