Postdoctoral Researcher in Proteomics of Infectious Diseases
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- Switzerland
- Closing date
- Jun 20, 2016
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- Sector
- Business and Finance, Science, Computer Science and IT, Life Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
It is home to more than 30 research groups with scientists from over 40 countries. Research at the Biozentrum focuses on the areas of Cell Growth & Development, Infection Biology, Neurobiology, Structural Biology & Biophysics and Computational & Systems Biology.
With its more than 550 employees, the Biozentrum is the largest department at the University of Basel's Faculty of Science.
Description
Infectious diseases are a major worldwide health concern.
Current therapies have become increasingly inefficient because of emerging antimicrobial resistance, while the pipeline of new drugs is drying up.
To avoid a public health emergency, the entire antibiotic research community must work together to reinvigorate research into new antibiotics. The available position will be part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (http://www.imi.europa.eu/) project ND4BB-Translocation (http://www.translocation.eu) that focuses its efforts on identifying new ways of getting antibiotics into Gram-negative pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli and preventing them from expelling the drugs before they can take effect.
We collaborate with multi-national groups from academia, hospitals, and industry.
Your responsibilities are
To focus on the proteomics of various pathogens under in vitro conditions, in animal models, as well as in human specimens from patients before and during therapy. You will determine the cell envelope structure to better understand antibiotic penetration under relevant in vivo conditions.
Your profile
PhD in one of the following disciplines: microbiology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biophysics, chemistry, pharmacology, and software engineering. You have a deep interest and preferentially some hands-on experience in proteomics.
We offer you
Our multidisciplinary group includes microbiologists, biochemists, chemists, pharmacologists, and software engineers with expertise in proteomics, multi-color high-speed FACS sorting, confocal microscopy, metabolomics, microbial genetics, and in silico modeling (Nature 440, 303-7; Science 333, 228-33; PNAS 111, 9929-34; Cell 158, 722-33). We also have excellent support from core facilities with expert staff and state-of-the art equipment (including Orbitrap Fusion Lumos and Thermo Q-Exactive HF mass spectrometers and several other instruments; FACSAria, FACS Fortessa; Zeiss LSM 800 Airyscan).
Application / Contact
Please apply with a pdf-file containing your CV, letter of application, and contact info for three reference letters via the link below.
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