Postdoctoral fellow: Protein Science group at TIGS 1111 views

Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) has an opening for a Postdoctoral fellow at Protein Science group. Candidate will work at the bench in the laboratory as part of a group of scientists to achieve both independent and common goals.

Qualifications:

• Applicant must have completed PhD from a recognized university with extensive hands on experience in Construct design and construct generation for expression of proteins; recombinant expression of proteins in Bacterial, Insect cell and Mammalian cell systems; purification of proteins using different chromatographic procedures; characterization of proteins using biophysical and biochemical methods; crystallization of purified proteins(optional).
• Experience in single chain and/or monoclonal antibody expression and purification. Experience in antibody engineering is also preferred.
• Applicant should have meticulous lab practices, excellent time-management skills and the ability to work unsupervised.
• Applicant must be knowledgeable about the scientific literature in his/her field of expertise, as well as the theory and practice in biochemical sciences.
• Applicant to be enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work well in a team and have a very clear ability to communicate clearly with excellent verbal and writing skills in English.

Applications:

Send the materials; with a clear reference to the job number (Job opening PDF-02) to the following email address: jobs@tigs.res.in

• A statement of purpose explaining the salient aspects of background that is relevant to the position (one-page).
• CV with a list of peer-reviewed publications, and names and contact details for at least 3 references.