Location: | Coventry |
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Salary: | £33,966 to £44,263 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 10th July 2024 |
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Closes: | 23rd July 2024 |
Job Ref: | (109398-0724) |
Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Duration: Ending 30 September 2026
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Mohan Balasubramanian (Professor) at m.k.balasubramanian@warwick.ac.uk.
HFSP funded post-doctoral position: When the Going Gets Tough: Trans-Kingdom Spore dormancy and revival mechanisms across scales
About You
You will have a PhD in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or Genetics with strong experience in the investigation of the cytoskeleton or cellular ultrastructure. In particular, you will have strong experience in using advanced light microscopy and / or structural biology and / or biophysical force measurements and / or genetic analyses of cytoskeleton and cellular architecture in a genetically tractable organism.
You will make yeast mutants, characterize the mutants using genetics and advanced light microscopy.
You will have at least one first authored publication in a reputed journal and have the ability to take intellectual leadership in experimental design and interpretation. You will work with less experienced researchers to further our research goals.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.
Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 11.55 pm
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