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Oxford Brookes University’s School of Life
Sciences (oxford, UK) has a
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant position available in the laboratory
of Dr.
John Runions. The position is funded by
BBSRC for 3 years to study interactions between proteins of the plasma
membrane
and the actin cytoskeleton in plant cells.
Recent reports suggest that cell surface proteins
can
physically interact with the actin cytoskeleton. These
interactions are potentially important
in cell signalling and in structuring the plasma membrane.
The successful applicant will evaluate the
role of actin cytoskeleton in membrane protein dynamics using advanced
confocal
microscopy techniques such as photoactivation of green fluorescent
protein and
motion tracking in timelapse images.
See: Runions et al., Photoactivation of GFP reveals protein
dynamics
within the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Journal of Experimental
Botany. 57:
43-50.
As well as confocal microscopy, main duties of the
position
will include; construction of molecular biological vectors for
plant-cell
transformation , analysis of protein dynamics using software such as
Volocity
and ImageJ, and some mathematical modelling using the protein dynamics
data.
The position requires a PhD in molecular biology
or
biochemistry and preference will be given to those that have experience
in
plant cell biology and confocal microscopy.
You should be able to work independently and should possess good
organisational and communication skills.
Oxford Brookes University is situated in Oxford,
England. The area has become a centre for
biotechnological excellence. Bioimaging
is one of the strengths of the School of Life Sciences and the Plant
Cell
Biology group has an excellent track record.
We have two Zeiss confocal microscopes as well as TEM and SEM. Please see our website:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/lifesci/research/groups/plantcellbiology
Please address any informal enquiries to Dr. John
Runions
([hidden email]).
You can download a job application package at:
https://edm.brookes.ac.uk/hr/hr/vacancies.do?id=5127194
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