*POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY – LIGHT HARVESTING*
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A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available in the Protein
Structure Group at the University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia.The project (funded by ARC DP) is aimed at understanding
photosynthetic light harvesting at a molecular level.We are looking for
a candidate with expertise in at least one of the following: structural
biology, molecular biology, protein science, biochemistry and/or
microbiology.
By studying algal light harvesting proteins, we have discovered that
they show the hallmarks of quantum phenomena (Collini et al., 2010,
/Nature/ 463:644-7).Recently, we have shown that some algae have evolved
the ability to switch between forms of light harvesting protein that
either do or do not support quantum effects (Harrop et al., 2014, /PNAS/
111:E2666-75).The question we wish to address is: do algae actually
switch between these proteins (with and without quantum phenomena) and,
if so, under what conditions?
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will be based at UNSW where we have
in house facilities for growing algae, molecular biology, protein
expression, purification and characterisation. Our laboratory is fully
equipped with robotics for crystallisation and in house crystallographic
data collection. We have regular access to synchrotron sources. UNSW has
excellent facilities for proteomics and genomics.The project is part of
an international collaboration where our partner labs will carry out
ultrafast laser spectroscopy to investigate the optical properties of
light harvesting proteins.
Research Associate Level A - $85K -$91K per annum ( plus 17%
superannuation and leave loading) or Senior Research Associate Level B -
$105K - $112K per annum (( plus 17% superannuation and leave loading)
Fixed Term for two years with the possibility of extending to a third
year depending on funding.
Applicants must be made online via the UNSW jobs website:
www.Jobs.unsw.edu.au <http://www.Jobs.unsw.edu.au>
The job reference number is:10631
(which can be found by searching for keyword “protein” on the UNSW Jobs
website).
For further information about the position, please contact Professor
Paul Curmi on +61 2 9385 4552 or [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>.
School of Physics
URL: www.phys.unsw.edu.au/protein_structure
<http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/protein_structure>
*Applications close: **3^rd April 2015***
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Paul Curmi
School of Physics
University of New South Wales
Sydney UNSW 2052
Australia
Phone: 61 2 9385 4552
Fax: 61 2 9385 6060
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: www.phys.unsw.edu.au/protein_structure
