Postdoc position at University of Oslo in cryo-EM structure determination of human membrane proteins - Scientia fellows II programme
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Application deadline: 30 Apr 2021
An opening as become available in our Structural Biology and Drug Discovery group for a postdoc within the #Scientiafellows programme at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
The position is in Eva Cunha’s team within the Scientia thematic area of cryo-EM structure determination of human membrane proteins. You will also have access to career development programmes at the Faculty and Marie Curie status. Read more about the project and the group here and about the Scientia program here.
The ideal candidate:
- Must have a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry or biophysics
- Must have extensive hands-on experience with the expression, extraction and purification of proteins and assembly of protein complexes, including membrane proteins
- Experience in cryo-EM sample preparation & optimization, data collection on 300 kV cryoTEMs and data processing and structure solution to high resolution is a plus
- Experience in structural biology techniques such as x-ray crystallography/SAXS is a plus
- Experience in structural characterization, model building and interpretation is a plus
- Has experience in protein biophysical characterization (e.g. circular dichroism, ITC, DSF, etc)
- Mammalian cell culture experience is a plus
- Experience in molecular modelling and docking is a plus
- Must have the ability to independently perform & troubleshoot experiments, analyze, and interpret results
- Must have excellent English interpersonal, communication and writing skills
- Must have documented ability to write scientific manuscripts (one or more first author papers each from their Ph.D. and/or postdoctoral studies)
- Demonstrated experience in obtaining competitive, international research funding is a plus
- Must have the ability to operate as a team player in a multi-disciplinary environment
The deadline for submitting an application/proposal for the Scientia program is May 11th. If you are interested please contact Eva Cunha by April 30th at cunha@uio.no.
The prospective position's earliest start date is August 2021.
