日本富山大学博士后研究员岗位

Postdoctoral Researcher : Toyama City, Japan

Employer:

University of Toyama

 

Website:

http://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/jp/...

 

Location:

Toyama City, Japan

 

Type:

Postdoctoral

 

Posted:

February 16, 2011

 

Expires:

March 31, 2011

 

job description

The research group will start from 1st of April of 2011. We are looking for a highly motivated post-doc who is interested in studying biological functions of intrinsically unfolded regions in the protein degradation and aggregation through a combination of protein and cell engineering technique. Candidates should have, or be expecting to receive, a PhD in protein science, biophysics, cell biology, or a related field.

 

Reference

Inobe, T., Fishbain, S., Prakash, S. and Matouschek, A. (2011) Defining the Geometry of the Two-component Proteasome Degron. Nature Chem. Biol. 7,

 

Institution

University of Toyama, Japan

Toyama Support Center for Young Principal Investigators in Advanced Life Sciences (http://www3.u-toyama.ac.jp/tenure/)

 

Qualifications 

1. PhD degree in protein science, biophysics, cell biology, or a related field

2. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

3. Excellent oral and written communication skills in either English or Japanese

 

Location

Gofuku campus of the University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

 

Salary

3,574,800 JP yen (around $42,000 per year)

 

Term of Employment

1 year contract with possible extension period of up to 4 years, depending on the performance

 

Documents to be submitted

1. CV 

2. List of publications 

3. Copies of up to three major papers among the list 

4. Summary of research achievements and interests (1-2 pages) 

5. List of research techniques

6. Researchers as reference of candidate (name, affiliation, email and phone number)

 

Contact information

Tomonao Inobe

Lab. for Structural Neuropathology

RIKEN Brain Science Institute 

2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

E-mail: t-inobe@brain.riken.jp

Phone: +81-48-462-1111 (ext. 7798)