Research Associate

Job title:

Analysis Affiliate

Firm

College of Cambridge

Job description

The Medical Analysis Council Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MRC MBU), College of Cambridge needs to nominate a post-doctoral Analysis Affiliate to affix Professor Judy Hirst and the Mitochondrial Complicated I group. Analysis on the MRC MBU takes place in a vibrant group and is targeted on the involvement of mitochondria and their dysfunction in an ever-increasing vary of human ailments.

The MRC MBU is a world-renowned centre for analysis with three main scientific goals: I) To know the elemental processes happening in mitochondria. II) To know the involvement of those processes in human ailments. III) To use information of those elementary processes for the event of recent therapies to deal with human ailments.

Further data will be discovered at .

The profitable candidate will use and develop genetic strategies in mannequin programs to research the mechanism of complicated I catalysis and the molecular causes of clinically related complicated I defects brought on by level mutations. Particularly, they are going to optimise strategies for mutagenesis in a robust mannequin bacterial system for complicated I, Paracoccus denitrificans, an in depth relative of early mitochondria, and design and create mutations to underpin biochemical, biophysical and (cryoEM) structural investigations.

The profitable candidate will work throughout the Hirst lab, and can be anticipated to help with supervision of scholars, instructing much less skilled researchers, supporting exterior collaborations, and introducing new concepts, approaches and methods to the group.

To be thought of for the function, candidates will need to have a PhD in a related organic topic and experience in genetic modification of proteins. Prior expertise in biochemical, biophysical and structural strategies will not be important.

Casual enquires about this place must be directed to Professor Judy Hirst ( ).

It is a mounted time period submit till 31 March 2027 from the date of appointment.

Candidates ought to embody a CV and canopy letter detailing why they’re appropriate for the place and their expertise, together with contact data for 3 skilled referees who will be contacted previous to interview.

The College of Cambridge is dedicated, in its pursuit of educational and analysis excellence, to a pro-active and inclusive method to equality, which helps and encourages all under-represented teams, promotes an inclusive tradition, and values variety. The MBU is a part of the College of Medical Drugs, which holds an Athena Swan Silver Award and helps an Educational Ladies’s Discussion board. The College notably encourages ladies and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to use.

Time limit for purposes: 9 February 2024

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Candidates will need to have (or be near acquiring) a PhD.

Appointment at Analysis Affiliate stage depends on having a PhD. Those that have submitted however not but acquired their PhD will initially be appointed as a Analysis Assistant (Grade 5, Level 38 £31,411) shifting to Analysis Affiliate (Grade 7) upon affirmation of your PhD award.

Please be sure that you add a masking letter and CV within the Add part of the web utility. The masking letter ought to define the way you match the standards for the submit and why you’re making use of for this function. When you add any further paperwork which haven’t been requested, we won’t be able to think about these as a part of your utility.

Please embody particulars of your referees, together with electronic mail tackle and cellphone quantity, certainly one of which have to be your most up-to-date line supervisor.

Please quote reference SM40300 in your utility and in any correspondence about this emptiness.

The College actively helps equality, variety and inclusion and encourages purposes from all sections of society.

The College has a duty to make sure that all staff are eligible to dwell and work within the UK.

Additional data

Anticipated wage

£36024 – 44263 per yr

Location

Cambridge

Job date

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:10:51 GMT

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