*Postdoctoral position in structural biology of comammox in Vienna*
For 120 years, microbiologists had strongly assumed that nitrification
must be performed by two distinct groups of microorganisms
(‘nitrifiers’) in cooperation: the ammonia oxidizers and the nitrite
oxidizers, respectively. This scientific dogma broke in 2016, when
‘complete ammonia oxidizers’ were discovered (1). In collaboration with
the research lab (Daims/Wagner) who discovered the comammox bacterium
Djinovic lab plans to structurally and biochemically characterize
selected enzymes of the comammox, with the aim to decipher the catalytic
mechanism and to identify those structural determinants of the substrate
affinity and specificity.
*Qualifications and experience: *The applicants should hold a recent PhD
degree in a relevant field with a structural biology experience. Strong
background in molecular cloning, expression, and purification of protein
complexes is essential. Prior knowledge of crystallography and/or
single-particle electron microscopy is needed. Excellent spoken and
written English are required.
Applications are accepted through *Vienna International Postdoctoral
Program (VIP^2 )*, details on the program which offers excellent
research environment,tructured training and career development program
are available here:
https://training.vbc.ac.at/post-docs/vip2-post-doc-program/
*Deadline*: 15^th June 2021
For details in the project contact please contact: Kristina Djinovic
Carugo kristina.djinovic@univie.ac.at
1.Daims, H., Lebedeva, E. V., Pjevac, P., Han, P., Herbold, C.,
Albertsen, M., Jehmlich, N., Palatinszky, M., Vierheilig, J., Bulaev,
A., Kirkegaard, R. H., Von Bergen, M., Rattei, T., Bendinger, B.,
Nielsen, P. H., and Wagner, M. (2015) Complete nitrification by
Nitrospira bacteria. /Nature/ *528*, 504-509; 10.1038/nature16461