PS closing date is October 27th, please only apply through the link at https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BND638/postdoctoral-research-associate Thanks, Peter
On Fri, 28 Sep 2018 at 18:17, Peter Moody <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a BBSRC-funded PDRA position for someone to come and work with me > at the Leicester Institute for Structural & Chemical Biology, and so this > is about to be posted on jobs.ac.uk. Please contact me using my > university email, and not through this account (as the message will > probaly get lost). > Vacancy Name: Postdoctoral Research Associate > Vacancy ID: 474 > Vacancy Department: Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical > Biology/Molecular and Cell Biology > Advertising Start Date: 28/09/2018 00:00:00 > Advertised Salary: Grade 7 £34,189 to £39,609 per annum > > > We wish to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher to the group of Prof Peter > Moody to take a leading role in a programme of research to investigate the > mechanism of heme peroxidases, using advanced and innovative structural > and spectroscopic methods. Our work is summarised in Moody & Raven (2018) > *Acc.Chem. > Res.* 51 (2), pp 427–435 *DOI: *10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00463, and in more > detail in the papers listed on Peter Moody’s Departmental home page https > ://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/molcellbiol/staff/moody > <https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/molcellbiol/staff/moody> > > The research is funded by the BBSRC and is a collaboration with Professor > Emma Raven of the Chemistry Department at Bristol University (http://www. > bris.ac.uk/chemistry/people/emma-raven/index.html) and will involve > expressing and purifying proteins from recombinant sources, gaining s > tructural and mechanistic insights using X-ray (using home and > synchrotron sources) and Neutron crystallography (using ILL Grenoble, FRM-II > Munich and ONRL, USA). We have recently conducted experiments using the > Free Electron Laser SACLA in Japan and hope to use other FEL sources such > as EuXFEL soon. Leicester has recently acquired state of the art cryo-electron > microscopes and we would like to explore the potential for micro electron > diffraction. A wide range of biochemical and biophysical techniques > (especially spectroscopy) will be used to explore enzyme intermediates. > > You will develop your own original research projects, in line with the > aims and objectives of the research programme and assist with the > supervision of graduate and undergraduate students. You will write up your > research findings for dissemination amongst the research team and the > broader international community and make presentations at scientific > meetings in the UK and overseas. > About you > > The successful applicant should hold a PhD, have a strong background in > biochemical or structural analysis of proteins and have a keen interest in > experimental design and determining the direction of the research programme. > > Additional information > > LISCB comprises over 20 research groups drawn from several departments, > including the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, and brings together > internationally renowned research using structural biology, chemical > biology and single molecule methods to investigate major challenges in > fundamental biological processes into a single world-leading unit. > > The University of Leicester is committed to international excellence, > world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. Recently, > the MRC in partnership with the Universities of Leicester, Warwick, > Nottingham and Birmingham has invested into a state-of-the-art CryoEM > facility at the Leicester Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology ( > LISCB), one of four new, flagship Research Institutes of the University > of Leicester. We are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting > equality and celebrating diversity among our staff and students. You will > develop your career in a supportive and collaborative academic > environment in one of the world’s leading research-intensive > universities; elite in the excellence of our research, yet distinctive for > the genuine synergy between our research and teaching. > In return for your hard work, we offer a working environment that is > committed to inclusivity, through promoting equality and valuing > diversity. We offer a salary package with excellent pension scheme, a > generous annual leave allowance and an online portal that offers a range of > lifestyle benefits and discounts. Located close to Leicester city centre, > our award winning campus benefits from a wide range of cafes, a fully > equipped sports centre and nursery facilities. Further information > regarding our extensive range of staff benefits is available here. > <https://www2.le.ac.uk/staff/working/staff-benefits> > > > Informal enquiries and are welcome and should be made to Professor Peter > Moody on Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7097 or email: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
