Postdoctoral Position in Structural Biology of the Cell Surface Receptors
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Samsung Biomedical Research Institute Suwon, Korea A post-doctoral position in structure biology of the cell surface receptors is immediately available at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine/Samsung Biomedical Research institute in Suwon, Korea. We are working on various cell surface receptors from bacteria and mammalian cells. The production of large quantities of proteins were already established using bacterial or mammalian cell expression systems. This project will be complemented by functional studies using molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry techiniques, as well as alternative biophysical techniques including NMR and SAXS. Hence, the applicant will be exposed to a variety of disciplines. The unit is equipped with an automatic crystallization robot, an X-ray facility comprising a Rigaku rotating anode X-ray generator, an R-Axis IV dual imaging plate detector with a confocal mirror optics, and an X-stream cryo-cooling system. Recent crystallographic studies in the lab also have utilized synchrotron sources in Pohang Synchrotron Light Source, Korea and in Spring-8 and Photon Factory, Japan. In the same building, there are excellent facilities for other biological experiments. The applicant should have a PhD in crystallography or related research area such as chemistry, biophysics, biochemistry or molecular biology. However, experiences in protein biochemistry and crystallography are highly preferred. Interested applicants please send a CV with the names of three references to the address below. E-mail inquiries about the position are welcome. Review of applications begins in the middle of March, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. The salary is very competitive depending on the research career and achievement. Suwon is located in about an hour driving distance from Seoul, the capital city of Korea. Lab information will be found in http://smsb1.skku.ac.kr. Kyeong Kyu Kim, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Molecular Cell Biology Samsung Biomedical Research Institute Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Suwon 440-746, Korea tel : 82-31-299-6136 fax : 82-31-299-6159 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: http://smsb1.skku.ac.kr
