Postdoctoral position in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Bristol Univeristy 1215 views

Overview:

A post-doctoral position is available to design and develop functional de novo peptide assemblies for applications in light capture and energy transduction.

About the position:

1. This is one of multiple post-doctoral positions in a multi-centre interdisciplinary £7.25M EPSRC-funded Programme Grant.
2. The Bristol-based post is available for 3 years in the first instance.
3. An overview of project and the EPSRC Programme Grant can be found in recent University of Bristol news article:
   1. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/june/epsrc-zerocarbon.html.
4. The position would be best suited to a talented and ambitious early career researcher with an interest in applying de novo peptide/protein design in synthetic biology and nanotechnology.
5. Essential skills for this role include experience with the design and synthesis of synthetic peptides; the attachment of peptides or proteins to surfaces; and the biophysical or structural characterisation of such peptides.
6. Experience in computational peptide/protein design and/or structural biology would be an advantage; however, neither of these are essential skills for applicants at this stage

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates must hold a PhD in, Chemistry.

Application:

• Apply online
• For informal enquiries, please contact: n.woolfson@bristol.ac.uk