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Post-doctoral Research Associate - Protein Biochemistry
Job no: 502578
Work type: full-time, 3 years
Location: Crawley, Perth, WA
Salary: Level A Step 8 $92,497 p.a. plus 17% superannuation
Exceptional opportunity for an innovative and motivated post-doc to work with a multi-disciplinary team of researcher on a 3 year full time appointment.
Faculty of Science, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Working within the Plant Biological Chemistry laboratory within the School of Molecular Sciences, you will be reporting to Associate Professor Joshua MyIne. The laboratory is comprised of a mix of protein biochemists, geneticists and bioinformaticians,
forming a multi-disciplinary team environment undertaking a diverse range of plant biochemistry, protein evolution and chemistry research projects.
In this position, you will be responsible to undertake innovative laboratory-based research to identify and study novel herbicide targets. You will use biochemical (e.g. recombinant proteins, protein crystallography, enzyme assays) approaches to further
our understanding. The successful appointee will be encouraged to develop their own research ideas along the lines of the research interests of the group, and to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary environment of the Plant Biological Chemistry
Laboratory, the School of Molecular Sciences and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology.
To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate:
- PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or related discipline
- Experience in recombinant protein production
- Experience in protein biochemistry, enzymology, structural enzymology, protein crystallography, chemical biology, structural biology (preferred)
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well independently and within a team
- Good computing and data management skills
- Experience preparing manuscripts for publication in international journals and supervising students
For more information regarding the position or a confidential discussion, please contact: Associate Professor Joshua Mylne, School of Molecular Sciences, email: joshua.mylne@uwa.edu.au
Full details of UWA job #502578 are at https://goo.gl/vHgno1
Applications close 15 February 2019.
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Joshua S. Mylne, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Lab Head
School of Molecular Sciences & The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology | Bayliss Building | The University of Western Australia (M310) | 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth WA 6009, Australia
Tel: +61 8 6488 4415
Lab: +61 8 6488 1209
E-m: joshua.mylne@uwa.edu.au
Web: www.uwa.edu.au/people/joshua.mylne
Web: www.mylne.org
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