Postdoctoral fellowships to study Type 4 Secretion System

　　The Berntsson lab at the department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Umeå University, Sweden, is looking to recruit up to two postdoctoral fellows (2-year projects) to study the structural and functional aspects of Type 4 Secretion Systems. These large protein complexes are responsible for horizontal gene transfer between bacteria. As such, they facilitate the spread of, among other genes, antibiotic resistance between bacteria, both intra- and interspecies.

　　The overall goals of these particular projects are to continue the structural and functional characterisation, already begun in the lab, of the i) the adhesion proteins and ii) the DNA processing proteins of G+ Type 4 Secretion Systems. The projects will involve molecular biology, biochemistry and structural biology techniques, with an early emphasis on the functional characterization of these proteins and their complexes.

　　Qualifications

　　The applicants must possess a PhD, or another diploma deemed equivalent to a PhD, within molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology or a related field. Furthermore, the applicant shall have practical experience and expertise of cloning and protein production and purification in bacteria. The applicant should preferably be experienced with functional studies of (membrane) proteins using various molecular biology and biochemical methods, such as ITC, SPR, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, as well as having experience with protein crystallography. Previous experience of working with membrane proteins is an advantage, as is previous experience of fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy. The applicants must have a very good level of English, both written and spoken. The applicants are also expected to be good team players, but should also be able to work independently.

　　Application

　　The application should consist of the following:

　　A short (maximum 1 A4 page) cover letter, explaining the motivation to apply for the position.

　　The Curriculum Vitae of the applicant, including a list of published peer-reviewed articles.

　　Copies of the PhD diploma (or equivalent).

　　Contact details for three references, of which one should be your PhD supervisor.

　　The duration of the fellowship is 2 years. Your application should be written in English and prepared as a package in PDF format, to be submitted to ronnie.berntsson@umu.se. Make sure to use the subject line: “postdoc application T4SS” in the application email. Submit the application on January 15, 2019 at the latest. The top ranked candidates will be contacted within three weeks from the closing date for an interview. Starting date according to agreement. For more information, contact Dr. Ronnie Berntsson.

　　Email: https://www.biostruct.umu.se/principal-investigators/ronnie-berntsson/

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