伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院化疗药物研究博士后岗位

Institution

Queen Mary University of London (http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/)

Position

Postdoctoral Research Assistant 

Location

London United Kingdom

Date Posted

Sep 26 2007

Closing Date

Wednesday 10th October 2007 at 5pm.

Description

Queen Mary

University of London

School of Biological & Chemical Sciences Mechanistic and Structural Biology Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Ref: 07380/KR

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant and a Technician to work on a Wellcome Trust funded project entitled ‘Exploiting the drug-activating properties of a novel trypanosomal nitroreductase in the search for new chemotherapeutic agents’. This study builds on our finding that pro-drugs used to treat Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite responsible for African sleeping sickness, are activated by a bacterial-like nitroreductase. The project will involve evaluating new nitro-based drugs for trypanocidal activity and determining whether the nitroreductase plays a role in drug resistance. A comprehensive biochemical/structural analysis of the nitroreductase will also be performed.

Candidates for the Postdoctoral Research Assistant position should have a PhD and proven research experience. For both positions a background in molecular parasitology and/or biochemistry is preferred. Experience with parasite culturing, recombinant DNA technology, protein purification and UV/VIS spectroscopy, would be desirable.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Shane Wilkinson (email s.r.wilkinson@qmul.ac.uk).

These are full-time, 3 year fixed-term Wellcome Trust funded posts. Salaries are dependent on qualifications, skills and experience (£30,968 – £32,690 per annum for the Postdoctoral Research Assistant).

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1999.

Contact

Further details and a BLUE application form for the Postdoctoral Research Assistant can be obtained from the School’s website: http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies/index.shtml Alternatively, please visit the Human Resources website on: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies/

Completed application forms together with a copy of your CV, quoting the appropriate reference number, should be returned to Ms Sunita Devi-Paul, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, or by e-mail: sbcs-vacancies@qmul.ac.uk

Applications must not be sent directly to Dr Wilkinson.

Applicants who are not contacted by the end of October should assume that they were not successful.

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