OPENINGS FOR POSDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT UBC

 

   

 

 

OPENINGS FOR POSDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT UBC   The   laboratory   of   Thibault   Mayor   in   the   Department   of   Biochemistry   and   Molecular   Biology  at  the  University  of  British  Columbia  in  Vancouver  is  looking  for  three  motivated   candidates  for  postdoc  positions.  The  major  focus  of  this  research  team  is  to  elucidate   how  misfolded  proteins  are  targeted  for  degradation  by  the  ubiquitin  proteasome  system   and  how  proteostasis  is  maintained  in  the  cell.  In  particular,  the  lab  is  currently  trying  to   develop   new   proteomics   approaches   to   probe   changes   in   proteostasis,   and   to   both   identify   and   characterize   novel   protein   quality   control   pathways   mediated   by   ubiquitin   ligases.  Several  of  the  new  projects  will  be  in  collaboration  with  the  laboratory  of  Joerg   Gsponer  that  uses  computational  approaches.  The  lab  is  funded  by  both  the  CIHR  and   NSERC  and  is  integrated  in  the  Michael  Smith  Laboratories,  a  well-­equipped  research   facility   providing   stimulating   grounds   for   scientific   progress   in   an   international,   multidisciplinary  research  environment.     Candidates  are  expected  to  be  a  motivated  team  player  who  fits  into  a  multidisciplinary   research  environment.  Candidates  should  have  recently  or  nearly  completed  their  PhD,   have   a   solid   track   record   for   their   career   stage   with   at   least   one   first   author   research   publication  in  a  peer-­reviewed  journal,  and  have  a  background  in  biochemistry,  molecular   biology   and/or   cell   biology.   Experience   in   mass   spectrometry   proteomics   or   computational  sciences  is  required  for  two  of  the  positions.       Please   submit   your   application   to   Thibault   Mayor   ([email protected])   with   a   curriculum  vitae  (including  scientific  publications,  posters  and  talks)  and  brief  research   statement   interest   with   a   summary   of   PhD   work.   The   positions   are   available   from   fall   2016.       Please  also  visit:  www.postdocs.ubc.ca/     www.chibi.ubc.ca/faculty/thibault-­mayor/mayor-­lab/