Postdoctoral Fellowship In Malaria – UK
Postdoctoral Fellowship For Those Students Who Have Extensive Molecular Biology Experience At UK In 2010
Fellowship Description:
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Malaria Programme uses genomic, genetic and proteomic approaches to tackle fundamental questions in malaria biology and to discover host-parasite and vector-parasite interactions that are critical for drug and vaccine development. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to develop new scalable technologies for the genetic modification of Plasmodium falciparum.
Essential Skills:
* Obtained (or is nearing completion) of a PhD that includes experimental molecular genetics
* An established track record of first author publications in peer reviewed journals
* Strong communication and organisational skills, and able to work within a team
* Experience in genetic modification technology, particularly with scalable technologies
* Extensive molecular biology experience
* Knowledge, skills and experience in cell biology and microbiology
Ideal Skills:
* Plasmodium falciparum culture and genetic manipulation experience would be desirable
Other Information:
Postdoctoral Fellows are typically in their first or second postdoctoral position as part of a period of early career research training. This is an up to three year fixed-term contract. Successful applicant(s) who have submitted their PhD thesis and are awaiting their PhD award to be confirmed will be placed on a transitional pay point, currently £25,845. On confirmation applicants will be moved on to the pay scale above.? ??
Address:
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute,
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,
Hinxton,
Cambridge.
CB10 1SA
UK
Telephone No: +44 (0)1223 834244
Fax: +44 (0)1223 494919
Last Date To Apply:10th December 2010
Source:https://jobs.sanger.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=1764&p_web_page_id=116305
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