A postdoctoral
fellow position is available in the Petrou lab at Rutgers New Jersey Medical
School (NJMS) to support NIH-funded research. Our research focuses on the
structural biology of membrane (and soluble) proteins using single particle
cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM).

 

The
Postdoctoral Fellow will be responsible for the expression and purification of
proteins using bacterial, insect and mammalian heterologous expression systems,
and for the structure determination of membrane proteins and/or protein
complexes by single-particle cryo-EM. In addition, the Postdoctoral Fellow will
be responsible for biophysical and biochemical characterization of target
proteins, including protein-ligand or protein-protein interactions.

 

Candidates must
have a Ph.D. in Structural Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related
fields. Experience with heterologous expression of proteins using insect cell
or mammalian cell systems is necessary for this position. Additionally,
preference will be given to candidates with experience in structure
determination of proteins by single-particle cryo-EM and atomic model
building/validation. Good communication & organizational skills and the
ability to work independently are important for this position. Salary will be
commensurate to the candidate’s experience and qualifications and based on the
Rutgers postdoc salary scale.

 

The Petrou Lab
is located in Newark, New Jersey, 20 min away from New York city. The Rutgers
NJMS Cryo-EM Core facility (RNCCF), located in the same building as the Petrou
Lab, provides access to a 100kV Tundra microscope with speed-enhanced Ceta
camera, and sample preparation equipment. Additionally, the Rutgers Cryo-EM and
Nanoimaging facility (RCNF), located in Piscataway, New Jersey, provides access
to further cryo-EM and cryo-ET instrumentation, including a 200kV Talos Arctica
microscope, an Aquilos 2 FIB-SEM microscope, and a Leica cryo-CLEM setup. A
300kV Krios microscope equipped with K3 direct detector and energy filter is
expected to be installed later this year at RNCF.

 

Interested
candidates can find additional information and apply online at: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/220441

 

A short cover
letter, a CV and contact information for three references are required.
Candidates will be evaluated on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

 

For further
information, candidates can contact Dr. Petrou via email (vasileios.petrou@rutgers.edu) or direct message on Twitter
(@VasileiosPetrou) or LinkedIn.

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Best wishes,

Ankita 

Ankita Punetha, Ph.D.
(She/Her)

Research Associate
II, Petrou Lab

Rutgers New Jersey
Medical School

Department of
Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics,