Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Laboratory of Prof Caroline Dean http://www.jic.ac.uk/staff/caroline-dean in the Cell and Developmental Biology Department at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.

The laboratory focus on environmentally-mediated epigenetic silencing in plants has led into the mechanistic dissection of conserved pathways linking non-coding RNA, chromatin modifications and transcriptional dynamics.

The projects will include:

1)    Determining the role of RNA secondary structure in sensing prolonged cold.
2)    Analysing the role of antisense transcripts in transcriptional silencing.
3)    Investigating R-loop regulation of transcription.

Successful candidates will be required to have a PhD in Genetics or Molecular Biology along with demonstrable scientific success.

Salary on appointment will be dependent on qualifications and experience.  One of the positions could be at a senior postdoctoral level. The positions are available now and will be for three years in the first instance.

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website http://jobs.jic.ac.uk or contact Human Resources, NBI Partnership, Norwich Bioscience Institutes, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK, 01603 450149 quoting reference 7674. As a user of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for this vacancy.

The John Innes Centre is a registered charity (No. 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.