We are opening one postdoctoral position at the Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory - LNBio (http://lnbio.cnpem.br/) in Campinas – Sao Paulo in Dr. Andrea Dessen’s group. The position involves:
(1) fractionation and purification of bacterial secondary metabolites, as well as (2) testing for molecule recognition of bacterial cell wall synthesis proteins via crystallography. The successful candidate could start in the post during the first semester of 2019. The contract is for two years, and there is the possibility of an extension.
Candidates should have a recent PhD degree Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Chemistry or related disciplines and have published at least one research article in an international peer-reviewed journal as first author. The successful candidate should have practical knowledge in biochemistry and protein structure determination. Demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas would be advantageous: natural product purification and chromatographical analysis methods, and proteins expression and purification.
Applicants are asked to submit a CV including a list of publications, a short description of previous experience and names of references to Dr. Andrea Dessen (andrea.dessen@lnbio.cnpem.br)
by November 30th, 2018.
