*Please find below a job offer for a research assistant at the Institut Curie
in Orsay, France.
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An immediate opening for a research assistant (ingénieur d'études) is availablein the
Department of"Signalling, Neurobiology and Cancer" at the Institut Curie,
Orsay, France, in the Lab of Carsten Janke (http://perso.curie.fr/Carsten.Janke/),
under the direct supervision of the project leader, Annemarie Wehenkel.
The projectaddresses two aspects of microtubule identity, isoform distribution and posttranslational modifications and aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of tubulin heterogeneity using a biochemical and structural biology approach.
*Working conditions: *
Full time position with an initial one year contract (renewable 1 year)
on an ANR grant in accordance with French national regulations.
The working language is English.
*Summary of responsibilities *
The candidate will be working closely with the project leader in all
aspects related to protein expression and purification.
Profound knowledge and expertise in molecular cloning and protein
expression in insect and/or mammalian cell cultures is essential, and
experience in protein purification would be an advantage for the position.
*Job requirements *
Applicants should have an appropriate university degree or technical
school training in biochemistry, molecular biology, or in a closely
related area.
Lab experience in molecular biology/cell culture/biochemistry is
required (a minimum of 2 years).
The applicant should have excellent organizational, analytical and
problem solving skills.
The candidate should show rigour, motivation, autonomy and team spirit
and be
willing and able to learn new skills and assist to develop new approaches.
Please submit a motivation letter and CV, as well as the name and
contact details of at least two references to:
Annemarie Wehenkel ([email protected])
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Annemarie Wehenkel, PhD
Institut Curie
Dept. "Signalling, Neurobiology and Cancer"
CNRS UMR 3306 / INSERM U1005
Bat 110 - Centre Universitaire
91405 Orsay Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0) 1 69 86 30 88
email:[email protected]
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