Research associate position to work in the Membrane Protein Laboratory, Oxfordshire

Research associate position to work in the Membrane Protein
Laboratory, Oxfordshire

A post-doc position is available to work in the Imperial College
Membrane Protein Laboratory
(http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/MPL/default.htm) at the Diamond
Light Source Synchrotron,
Oxfordshire (http://www.diamond.ac.uk). The Imperial College membrane
protein structures group
are world leaders in crystallisation and crystallography of membrane
proteins. In particular, the group
has a proven track record working with membrane transporters,
respiratory and photosynthetic
membrane protein complexes. We are looking for a post-doc to work
with Dr Liz Carpenter, Dr
Bernadette Byrne and Prof. So Iwata as part of the European Drug
Initiative on Channels and
Transporters (EDICT: http://www.edict-project.eu/), funded by the
European Union framework 7
program.

The project will involve the study of metabolite/ion transporters by
X-ray crystallography and
the focus of the research will be potential drug targets. The
research associate will be responsible
for expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray
crystallographic studies on a series of targets.
The Membrane Protein Laboratory at Diamond is a state-of-the-art
facility for crystallization and
crystallography of membrane proteins, with a fully automated Thermo
Fisher crystallization system
and a fluidigm microfluidics system. This post is available
immediately and is funded for 35 months.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Liz Carpenter
(liz.carpenter@imperial.ac.uk).

For more information and an application form please follow the link
below:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment/research/ns2008105ab

Please send applications and your cv to Mrs Mutsuko Grant
(mutsuko.grant@imperial.ac.uk) before the closing date on the 5th of
August, 2008.