About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Mohan Balasubramanian (Professor and Director of IAS Warwick) at [Confidential Information].
Understanding Cytokinetic Actomyosin Ring Force Generation Across Scales : BBSRC funded Post-Doctoral Research Fellow shared between Profs. Mohan Balasubramanian and Justin Molloy.
About You
You will have a PhD in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, or Genetics with strong experience in the investigation of the cytoskeleton or cellular ultrastructure. In particular, you will have strong experience in using advanced light microscopy and / or structural biology and / or biophysical force measurements and / or genetic analyses of cytoskeleton and cellular architecture in a genetically tractable organism.
You will make yeast mutants, characterize the mutants using genetics and advanced light microscopy. Furthermore, you will purify the mutant cytoskeletal proteins and perform biophysical investigations (including force measurements in collaboration with Professor Justin Molloy).
You will have at least one first authored publication in a reputed journal and have the ability to take intellectual leadership in experimental design and interpretation. You will work with less experienced researchers to further our research goals.
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
The Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology within the Division of Biomedical Sciences has world leading strengths in the investigation of bacterial and eukaryotic cytoskeleton, membrane biology, and cytomotive elements using a combination of methods ranging from theory to experimental, across scales. (Mechanochemistry.org).
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. Were one of the worlds 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: Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 11.55pm
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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.
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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.
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