Postdoctoral Research Associate in Structural Biology

Location: South Parks Road, Oxford

About the role

We’re seeking an ambitious, motivated, and hard-working Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Dr Antoni Wrobel’s lab at the Department of Biochemistry. You will be working on a project that will study the functional importance and prevalence of filamentation among transcription factors at the structural level. The project has a potential to uncover new mechanisms governing the fundamental biological process of gene expression. The planned research, funded by an HFSP Research Grant, is a close collaboration between the Wrobel Lab at the University of Oxford and the Suskiewicz Lab at the Centre for Molecular Biophysics, CNRS in Orleans, France. As such, the successful candidate will be expected to spend the initial phase of the project (approximately 3–6 months) based at the CMB in France, before continuing the remainder of the role in Oxford.

This full-time fixed-term post is funded for up to 3 years in the first instance. The postholder will remain employed and paid by the University of Oxford throughout, and no employment relationship will be established with the French institution.

The actual starting salary offered will be based on qualifications and relevant skills acquired and will also be determined by the funding available.

About you

Applicants will hold a PhD/DPhil or be near completion of a PhD/DPhil in a subject relative to Structural Biology, Biochemistry, or Biophysics. You should be driven, have experience in protein production and good background in structural biology and biophysics. As your project will likely use a combination of cryoEM and cryoET you will ideally have background in at least one of these methods. You also should have a deep interest in mechanisms underlying basic biological processes at the molecular level. Experience with filamentous proteins, challenging protein purification and complex protein chemistry, and helical analysis would all be a plus. Enthusiasm for working in a laboratory environment and in a close international collaboration is also expected, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What We Offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including: 

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

The University also runs an enormous amount of social groups and sports clubs for those looking for more than just a great place to work.

Application Process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above ‘Apply’ button. You will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience. As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.

For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to  recruitment@bioch.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 15th September 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered. Interviews for shortlisted candidates to be held on as soon as possible thereafter.

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