Dear All,

A postdoctoral position is available in Stan Burgess' lab within the
Astbury Centre in Leeds for a 4-year study on the motor protein dynein
by cryo-electron microscopy.

Please bring this advert to the attention of any structural biologist,
biochemist, computational image processor, electron microscopist or
X-ray crystallographer in your lab wishing to branch out into this
exciting field.

A full description of the post is given below.

Many thanks,

Stan Burgess



University of Leeds, UK
Faculty of Biological Sciences (http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/)

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Post Doctoral Research Associate
University Grade 6 (starting salary Grade 6: £20,842 - £24,161 p.a.)
or Grade 7 (starting salary £26,402) depending on experience.

We are seeking a structural biologist, computational image processor,
electron microscopist or biochemist for structural studies of
recombinant dynein motor proteins using cryo-electron microscopy and
single particle computational image processing.
This BBSRC-funded post is available immediately for a fixed term of up
to four years in Dr Stan Burgess’ lab.
Experience of cryo-electron microscopy and three-dimensional image
processing of single particles is highly desirable but not essential
for those candidates with appropriate computational or structural
biology backgrounds. Recombinant dynein proteins will be supplied by
our collaborator Prof. Kazuo Sutoh (University of Tokyo).
Cryo-microscopy will be performed using a Technai F20 microscope fitted
with a 4k CCD camera an energy filter and Leginon. Some negative stain
work will also be used for initial characterization of new constructs.
Image processing will be performed using SPIDER, Imagic and EMAN on a
150-processor Linux cluster and numerous graphics workstations.

The successful candidate will join a rapidly expanding and dynamic
research environment in molecular motors, electron microscopy and
structural biology within the Institute of Molecular and Cellular
Biology (http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/institutes/imcb/imcb.htm) and the
Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology
(http://www.astbury.leeds.ac.uk/) at Leeds.


Informal enquiries welcome, to: Dr. Stan Burgess, tel. +44 (0) 113 343
4170, email [log in to unmask]

To apply on line please visit http://www.leeds.ac.uk and click on jobs.
Job Ref: 313114
Closing date for applications is 23rd February 2007.
Alternatively, application packs are available from Mr A Bateman,
Faculty Staff Recruitment Office, tel 0113 343 8040, email
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Dr Stan Burgess
Lecturer in Molecular Contractility
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
+44 113 343 4170

Room 6.03 Miall Building

Visit us at:
http://www.dynein.org
http://www.contractility.org
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