Dear all,

A postdoctoral position with a FAPESP fellowship is available for research on the determination of three-dimensional structures of luciferases and photoproteins, within the FAPESP Thematic Project “Bioluminescence: biodiversity; metabolic origin; structure/function and engineering of luciferases; applications in biosensors, bioassays and environmental bioindication”.

Applicants should have experience in at least one of the following areas: macromolecular X-ray crystallography, heterologous protein expression and purification, or biophysical techniques applied to protein structure–function studies. Previous experience or interest in computational approaches to protein structure and function will be considered an advantage.

The project will be carried out at the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (IF-USP, Brazil), under the supervision of Atílio Tomazini Jr (IF-USP) and Vadim Viviani (Federal University of São Carlos), and involves activities and mobility between IF-USP, CNPEM (Campinas) and UFSCar (Sorocaba).

The position is open to Brazilian and international candidates who obtained their PhD within the last seven years. The selection process will take place between January 6 and January 31, 2026, with an immediate start preferred.

Interested candidates should send, in PDF format, a motivation letter, a CV (or FAPESP CV summary), and a copy of the PhD thesis to atilio.tomazini@usp.br, with a copy to viviani@ufscar.br.

Best regards,
Atílio Tomazini Jr
Institute of Physics
University of São Paulo