UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

DIVISION OF MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
GRADE 7 (£28,839 - £35,469)

SUBJECT AREA: SIGNALLING PROTEINS MUTATED IN METABOLIC/NEUROLOGICAL 
DISEASES

A postdoc position is available immediately in the group of Daan van 
Aalten at the College of Life Sciences in Dundee, Scotland. Building on 
recently published work in collaboration with the group of Dario Alessi at 
the MRC Protein Phosphorylation unit, you will be working on the structure 
determination of a number of important signalling proteins mutated in 
metabolic/neurological diseases. Preliminary data, including expression 
systems and diffracting crystals are already available.

You will be working in a highly international research group that operates 
across the disciplines of structural biology, cell biology, enzymology, 
drug design and synthetic chemistry. More information on the group can be 
found on http://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/people/daan_van_aalten. Training, 
as required, will be provided in a well-equipped, well-funded and 
supportive environment enabling the successful candidate to extend skills 
and expertise. The College has excellent facilities for all aspects of 
research, including in-house and easily accessible services, such as 
cloning, proteomics, microscopy, DNA sequencing, oligo synthesis and 
preparation of growth media.

This position is suited for a candidate with a recent PhD and a strong 
background in protein crystallography, ideally in an area related to 
signal transduction/cell biology, with several first author publications 
in good scientific journals. The candidate must be able to work 
independently, and must be able to demonstrate an aspiration to move on to 
an independent faculty position after their postdoctoral work.

The position is available immediately and is for 2-years with the 
possibility of another 1-year funded extension. The starting salary is a 
minimum of Grade 7, Point 29 (£28,839).

Tayside has a very affordable cost of living compared to places in the 
south of the UK, and countryside of outstanding beauty, including large 
sandy beaches and challenging hills. Rainfall charts show this is one of 
the most sunny & dry places in the UK, see 
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/mapped.html.

Informal enquiries may be made to Daan van Aalten at 
[log in to unmask] (Applications sent to this address alone will 
not be considered - see below).

Applicants for the postdoc position should mail a specific (i.e. 
applications generated through automated procedures available on many job 
web sites will be ignored) cover letter with a detailed curriculum vitae 
and a brief description of research achievements/experience, and provide 
the names and contact details of three referees to 
[log in to unmask]  quoting LS/2779.

Applicants will only be contacted if invited for interview.

Closing date: 21 June 2009, with interviews taking place in the last week 
of June.

The University of Dundee is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes 
applications from all sections of the community.

The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No: SCO15096.

www.dundee.ac.uk/jobs


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Daan van Aalten, Professor of Biological Chemistry
Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow & Associate Dean
Division of Molecular Microbiology, College of Life Sciences
University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: ++441382384979/8216 E-mail/WWW: http://davapc1.bioch.dundee.ac.uk

The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096