About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Satyajit Mayor (Leverhulme Professor) at [Confidential Information] or Phillip Stansfeld (Professor) at [HIDDEN TEXT].
We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the biophysics of cell membranes around membrane proteins, using computational biochemistry and related methods.
You will join an ambitious team science project to uncover fundamental molecular principles of cell membrane protein remodelling.
The position will be based in the groups of Professor Phillip Stansfeld and Professor Satyajit Mayor at the University of Warwick. The post is for 3 years, with the potential to extend to 5.
About You
Applicants should either have a PhD in a relevant subject such as biophysics or biochemistry or be due to complete their PhD within 6 months. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a focused interest in computational studies of biomolecules.
We seek to appoint a candidate with working experience in biophysics, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, microbiology or similar quantitative discipline. Expertise in computational techniques such as molecular modelling, molecular simulation, and structural bioinformatics is essential, while working knowledge of programming languages, such as python, is highly desirable.
Familiarity with cell membranes and interactions with membrane proteins would be highly beneficial.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.
About The Department
We offer an outstanding interdisciplinary environment for discovery science in one of the best universities in the UK. The Centre of Mechanochemical Cell Biology (CMCB) at the University of Warwick seeks to understand the principles of cellular self-organisation with a focus on the role of mechanics in processes that enable cell duplication, movement, repair and membrane organization. The centre is home to 19 principal investigators with backgrounds in cell biology, computer science and physics. It is housed in the Mechanochemical Cell Biology building with state-of-the art imaging facilities.
The post holder will also join the Biomedical Sciences Directorate (BMS), Warwick Medical School. Areas of research excellence in BMS focus on quantitative molecular, cell and developmental biology, host-pathogen interactions and human reproduction. Collaborations between Satyajit Mayor and Phillip Stansfeld will provide an interdisciplinary training in studying membrane biophysics and biochemistry while understanding the functioning of the cellular interface at the CMCB.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
- QS World University Rankings 2024
- Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 15 August 2024 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click Apply below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as
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- Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
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To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
Interview Date: TBC
Start Date: TBC
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.
The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
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Job Description
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