THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE GRADE 7
£32,958 - £34,956 pa
An exciting opportunity has emerged in the Molecular
Biophysics<http://www.biophysics.liv.ac.uk/> group to work on a BBSRC-supported
project on structure-function-mechanism studies of Cu-nitrite reductase and
membrane bound nitric oxide (NO) reductase and the role of metabolon complex
formation in controlling levels of cytotoxic NO. The project will link
crystallographic studies with techniques to probe factors that control delivery
of electrons and protons to the active site of these enzymes. You will be
responsible for using established molecular biology procedures underpinning the
overexpression and purification of a number of enzymes and their mutants
including membrane proteins and undertake crystallographic, spectroscopic and
mechanistic aspects of the programme. You will have the opportunity to spend up
to 4 weeks in the RIKEN laboratories in Japan as part of a collaborative
programme alongside two PhD students working on membrane-bound nitric oxide
reductases. You should have a PhD in the area of physics, chemistry, biological
sciences or biophysics, with experience in protein crystallography and
practical knowledge of molecular biology preferably with experience in membrane
proteins. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. The
post is available for 2 years and the ability to commence immediately would be
advantageous.
Job Ref: 006744
Closing Date: 11 April 2017
For full details and to apply online, please visit:
https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk
