Research Associate

Job description:

The laboratory of Professor Neil Hunter FRS in the School of Biosciences seeks a Research Associate to work on a collaborative project funded by an ERC Synergy award.

The aims of the Sheffield part of the Synergy project relevant to this position are to: (1) purify a range of native, engineered and de novo designed proteins involved in photosynthesis; (2) characterise the structural and functional properties of native, engineered and de novo designed complexes using a variety of biophysical and spectroscopic methods. (3) use cryo-electron microscopy to determine the high-resolution structures of these complexes, using the latest approaches at all stages, including making grids, data analysis and model building.

Applicants must have a PhD with a strong background in protein structure determination by cryo-electron microscopy, specifically with experience with large, multisubunit membrane protein complexes. Experience in gene manipulation, general protein engineering and purification of membrane and membrane-extrinsic proteins is also required. The postholder will make collaborative visits to Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich and Centre Algatech, Trebon, Czech Republic, as part of the Synergy research programme.

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