<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Bordeaux, 21<sup>st</sup> of October 2024</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Postdoctoral position, Structure and function of bacterial nanomachines team (Fronzes lab), Bordeaux, France<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Deadline for applications: 1 January 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">A 3-year postdoctoral position is available in the "Structure and function of bacterial nanomachines" group in Bordeaux.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Our research objective is to decipher the molecular and cellular mechanisms that support contact-dependent interbacterial competition. The person to be recruited will use a wide range of in vitro and in vivo approaches (including molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology and state-of-the-art imaging techniques such as CryoEM/ET and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Interested candidates should have a recent PhD in bacteriology and/or molecular/structural biology and a relevant research publication record.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">The starting date will be agreed with the selected candidate, preferably in the first semester of 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Applications in the form of a CV including a list of publications, a summary of research activities (max. 2 pages) and contact details of two referees should be sent by e-mail to Rémi Fronzes (<a href="mailto:remi.fronzes@u-bordeaux.fr">remi.fronzes@u-bordeaux.fr</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Selected candidates will be interviewed individually in late 2024 / early 2025.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica;">More details about the environment:<br></span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica;">Our laboratory is located at the Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie (IECB), an international and interdisciplinary research team incubator under the joint authority of the CNRS, Inserm and the University of Bordeaux. At the IECB, our laboratory has access to state-of-the-art facilities in structural biology and other biophysical methods. In particular, we have privileged access to two cryo-EMs dedicated to structural biology (200 kV FEG cryo-EM Glacios 2 with Selectris filter and Falcon4i and 200 kV FEG Talos Arctica with a K2 Summit). Our laboratory is also equipped with Leica CryoCLEM and DMi8 Thunder fluorescence microscopes and has access to the cutting-edge light microscopy facilities of the Bordeaux Imaging Centre (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bic.u-bordeaux.fr/__;!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZh5RVQo34$">https://www.bic.u-bordeaux.fr/</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica;">The team is part of the "Fundamental Microbiology and Pathogenicity" research unit (UMR5234) in Bordeaux. This laboratory specialises in the study of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites.<br><br>“The city of Bordeaux is among France's most exciting, vibrant and dynamic cities” (Lonely planet). Southwestern France is renowned for its quality of life (fantastic food, beautiful countryside, 230 km of sand beaches and 430 km of mountains within reach)<br><br><br><u>For more information about our lab and our work:<br></u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://fronzeslab.cnrs.fr/__;!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZhWviQqQE$">http://fronzeslab.cnrs.fr</a><br><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Fronzes*R*5BAuthor*5D__;KyUl!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZhwFeA9QM$">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Fronzes+R%5BAuthor%5D</a><br><br> <br><u>For more information about IECB:<br></u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.iecb.u-bordeaux.fr/__;!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZhhwKAxUU$">http://www.iecb.u-bordeaux.fr</a><br><br> <br><u>For more information about Bordeaux:<br></u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/southwestern-france/bordeaux__;!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZhT--Xr80$">https://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/southwestern-france/bordeaux</a><br><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/?_ga=2.228133214.276343673.1505388083-622835964.1505388083__;!!Mih3wA!HvPQOEHEFvsIR13pefCofJnIcq4oiNhAuMQ6HHIHIvdpntDVwz61js_PLljLHqekH4_S6MgcGEznYTTkC_d3pvZhTOZxKgI$">http://www.bordeaux-tourism.co.uk/?_ga=2.228133214.276343673.1505388083-622835964.1505388083</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></body></html>