PhD position at IGBMC
IGBMC-CERBM, Strasbourg , France
Application deadline: 15 Jan 2019
I’m looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join my group at IGBMC (http://www.igbmc.fr/research/department/3/team/134/), Strasbourg, France. We are studying the structure and function of the dynein motor protein through an integrated structural biology approach combining x-ray crystallography and high-resolution cryoEM. The dynein motor is a complex and fascinating molecular machine involved in essential cellular processes like mitosis, organelle positioning and the beating of cilia (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24064538). We also have started to work on the dynein motor related ribosome maturation factor Rea1 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30460895).
Applicants should possess a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in the life sciences, or a related discipline. The applicant should have experience in molecular biology as well as protein expression and purification. Experience in protein expression in yeast and/or insect cells would be considered an advantage. Training in x-ray crystallography and cryoEM will be provided. English language skills, the ability to work in a team, initiative, flexibility as well as good organizational and learning skills are required.
The IGBMC (http://www.igbmc.fr/) is one of the leading biomedical research institutions in Europe and provides regular synchrotron access as well as cutting-edge cryo-EM facilities like a Titan Krios electron microscope equipped with a Cs corrector, a GIF energy filter, a phase plate and a Gatan summit K2 direct electron detector. An ion beam scanning electron microscope (cryo-FIB/SEM) and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy for cellular tomography studies are also available.
Applicants should send a CV, a one-page summary of their research experience and contact details for two referees till 15th January 2019 to schmidth@igbmc.fr. The starting date is spring 2019.
