Postdoctoral Fellow - Structural Biology : Heidelberg

Job Description

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Headquarters Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany), with additional sites in Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Monterotondo (Italy).

EMBL Heidelberg is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the group of Janosch Hennig at the Structural and Computational Biology Unit. The candidate will use integrated structural biology methods with a focus on NMR, but combining it with X-ray and small-angle scattering (X-ray and neutron), to investigate structures of protein-RNA complexes involved in the regulation of gene expression. The tasks will include application of molecular biology methods to produce (isotope-labelled) samples, data acquisition, analysis, and structure calculation. The development of structure calculation protocols to combine data from different methods should be considered.   The successful candidate is expected to take a strong lead on his/her project and start to develop independent ideas that can potentially be followed up by collaborations with cell biology labs. 
 

Qualifications and Experience

Experience with structural biology methods is required. Experience with NMR and/or X-ray crystallography/small-angle scattering is beneficial as well as lab and theoretical experience with protein-RNA interactions and general molecular biology methods. The candidate should have a good background in computational structural biology tools (e.g. CCPN/4 etc.) and should have an interest in applied structural biology and biology in general. Experience in computer programming is not required but beneficial. The position requires the ability to independently work on the project, good teamwork and communication skills, reliability and high motivation.