Research Fellow (108373-0624)

For informal enquiries, please contact Satyajit Mayor (Leverhulme Professor) at Satyajit.Mayor@warwick.ac.uk or Phillip Stansfeld (Professor) at Phillip.stansfeld@warwick.ac.uk. 

We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the biophysics of cell membranes around membrane proteins, using computational biochemistry  and related methods.

You will join an ambitious team science project to uncover fundamental molecular principles of cell membrane protein remodelling.

The position will be based in the groups of Professor Phillip Stansfeld and Professor Satyajit Mayor at the University of Warwick. The post is for 3 years, with the potential to extend to 5.

Applicants should either have a PhD in a relevant subject such as biophysics or biochemistry or be due to complete their PhD within 6 months. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a focused interest in computational studies  of biomolecules.

We seek to appoint a candidate with working experience in biophysics, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, microbiology or similar quantitative discipline. Expertise in computational techniques such as molecular modelling, molecular simulation, and structural bioinformatics is essential, while working knowledge of programming languages, such as python, is highly desirable.

Familiarity with cell membranes and interactions with membrane proteins would be highly beneficial.

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. 

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.