英国利兹大学2023年招聘博士后职位（结构生物学）

英国利兹大学2023年招聘博士后职位（结构生物学）

利兹大学（University of Leeds），是一所位于英国利兹的公立综合性研究型大学、世界百强名校，英国红砖大学，是罗素大学集团，世界大学联盟、国际大学气候联盟、欧洲大学协会、英联邦大学协会、中英大学工程教育与研究联盟、RENKEI、N8大学联盟、白玫瑰大学联盟成员。利兹大学商学院获AACSB、EQUIS和AMBA三重认证，是全球商学院网络、“一带一路”商学院联盟、中欧商校联盟成员。

Research Fellow in Structural Biology

University of Leeds

Job Description

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have an established background in structural biology? Do you want to further your career in one of the UKs leading research intensive Universities?

We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral research fellow to join the Fontana and Calabrese labs at the University of Leeds. The fellow will be part of a large team (£5.7M, funded by a BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger grant). The team aims to unravel the ‘ribosome code’, rules that explain how compositionally dissecting ribosomes enable translation of specific sets of mRNA. Specifically, the Research Fellow in Structural Biology will focus on the structural characterisation of the different ribosomes that we will purify during the project. This will include isolating specialised ribosomes from a variety of organisms, and structurally characterising these ribosomes by cryo-electron microscopy and structural mass spectrometry. This will be possible by taking advantage of the state-of-the-art equipment available at the Astbury Biostructure Laboratory (ABSL), which includes: two Titan Krios microscopes, equipped with Falcon 4 and Selectris Falcon 4 direct electron detectors; an Orbitrap Ultra-High Mass Range mass spectrometer (for native mass spectrometry of intact ribosomes); and a Orbitrap Eclipse mass spectrometer (for cross-linking mass spectrometry). We anticipate that by understanding the structure of different specialised ribosomes, by exploiting our combined cryo-EM and mass spectrometry toolkit, we will be able to dissect conserved mechanisms of ribosome specialisation across eukaryotes, allowing us to unravel the ‘ribosome code’.

You must have a PhD (or close to completion) in RNA, translation, structural biology or a closely allied discipline; and experience in either cryo-electron microscopy or mass spectrometry applied to the structural characterisation of macromolecules. You should also be willing to learn the other structural technique as the project will involve the use of both approaches.

The University of Leeds and the Faculty of Biological Sciences are committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offer a range of family friendly policies. The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN (the national body that promotes gender equality in higher education), and the Faculty of Biological Sciences was awarded a Silver award in 2020. We are proud to be an inclusive Faculty that values all staff, and are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees. Our Athena SWAN webpage provides more information.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Juan Fontana, Associate Professor.

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 34170 | Email: j.fontana@leeds.ac.uk