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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF VIRAL PROTEINS (Postdoctoral positions)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, MD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">and surrounding area<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">The Structural Informatics Unit (SIU) seeks to elucidate the molecular<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">architecture, function, and epitope diversity of viral proteins. The<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">research program exploits 3D electron microscopy of viruses and protein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">complexes to obtain structural information. Structural analyses are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">supported by other structural, biochemical, and immunological analyses in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">order to understand antigen-antibody interactions and aid in both<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">structure-assisted immunogen and therapeutic designs for infectious<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">diseases. Our research program integrates structural and biochemical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">studies with bioinformatics to facilitate a collaborative synergy between<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">these disciplines in the context of the focus on structure-function studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">of viruses and viral proteins. A major focus is on the antigenicity,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">structure, and function of respiratory viruses, such as influenza.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">We are looking for candidates who can work collaboratively on problems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">related to virus structure, assembly, and antigenicity and have a strong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">background in at least one of these areas: structural biology (cryo-electron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">microscopy or x-ray crystallography), computational biology/image or data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">processing or virology and protein biochemistry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">For more information, see the lab website below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/audray-k-harris-phd">https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/audray-k-harris-phd</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Applicants must have a Ph.D., or M.D., or equivalent, and less than 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">(preferably have less than 2) years of postdoctoral experience. The<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Structural Informatics Unit of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, USA.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">The NIH is dedicated to building a diverse community in its training
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">and employment programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">To Apply:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Candidates should submit a CV, and a one-page research experience summary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">describing research accomplishments, and contact information for three<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">letters of reference. Please write "Postdoctoral application" in the subject<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">header and send to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Audray K. Harris, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Chief, Structural Informatics Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Laboratory of Infectious Diseases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">National Institutes of Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">50 South Drive, Room 6351, MSC 8005<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Bethesda, MD 20892-8005 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">email: <a href="mailto:harrisau@mail.nih.gov">harrisau@mail.nih.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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