Scientific Staff (prae doc) at the Department of Structural and Computational Biology

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 184 fields of study, approx. 10.400 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position as soon as possible of a


Reference number: 14001

The research group of Irma Querques at the Max Perutz Labs is recruiting a PhD student at the Department of Structural and Computational Biology at the University of Vienna, Austria. The Max Perutz Labs are a joint venture of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna. Located at the Campus Vienna Biocenter the Max Perutz Labs are home to over 450 scientists from over 30 nations organized in more than 50 groups working in the field of molecular biology.

The employment contract is initially limited to 1.5 years and is automatically extended to a total of 4 years, unless the employer declares non-renewal after a maximum of 12 months.



Duration of employment: 4 year/s

Extent of Employment: 30.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
The candidate will work on the project: ‘Structural and mechanistic studies of bacterial transposons’. The ideal candidate should have experience in the production of recombinant proteins and the purification of proteins using chromatographic techniques. Basic knowledge in the biophysical characterization of proteins and in protein crystallisation and cryo-electron microscopy analysis is highly desired. Participation in research, teaching and administration: - Participation in research projects / research studies - Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations - We expect the successful candidate to sign a doctoral thesis agreement within 12-18 months. - Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement - Supervision of students - Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums - Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration

Profile:
The ideal candidate should have a Master degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Structural Biology and/or related areas. Knowledge of production and purification of protein, modelling and display of protein structure - High ability to express him*herself both orally and in writing - Excellent command of written and spoken English - IT user skills - Ability to work in a team You need to have successfully passed the MFPL-PhD selection. You will work with bacterial cells for protein production and functional characterization - Structural analysis and modelling of protein complexes - Knowledge of university processes and structures - Experience abroad - Basic experience in research methods and academic writing would be an advantage

Application documents: - Letter of Motivation including ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal - Curriculum vitae - List of publications, - Degree certificates


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Biology	Biochemistry;Structural biology	MUST

Education:

Educational institution	Educational level	Special subject	Importance
University	Biology, Botany, Zoology	Biochemistry	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Very good knowledge	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 30.06.2023, mentioning reference number 14001.

For further information please contact Gruber, Iris +43-1-4277-74320.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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