*Position Description:* A post-doctoral position is immediately available
for highly motivated, hard-working candidates to join Dr. Jikui Song’s
group in the Department of Biochemistry at University of California,
Riverside. Dr. Song’s research group employs collaborative and
multidisciplinary approaches to investigate mechanistic basis of cancer
epigenetics, in particular chromatin modifications that are essential for
gene regulation and cell development. We are also exploring the mechanistic
basis and regulatory mechanisms of viral replication, toward identification
of effective therapeutical strategies against viral infection. The project
will involve structural and dynamic characterization of macromolecular
complexes using cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, single-molecule FRET and
other biochemical/biophysical approaches. Examples for recent publications
include Zhang et al. *Nature* (2018) 554:387-391, Wang et al. *Nat. Struct.
Mol. Biol.* (2020) 27: 875-885, Gao et al. *Nat. Commun*. (2020) 11:3355,
and Ren et al. *Nat. Commun*. (2021) 12:2490.
*Research Environment:* The NIH-funded research in the Song lab aims to
uncover the fundamental principles underlying epigenetic regulation and
pathogen-host interaction. The successful candidates will have extensive
opportunities for multiple collaborations with scientists at UC Riverside
and worldwide. UC Riverside is located at the metropolitan area of Los
Angeles. Such an environment allows one to have a good balance of life and
science.
*Qualification and Experience:* Successful candidates will have a recent
PhD in structural biology, biophysics or other related fields, with
extensive experience in protein production, biochemical characterization
and structural analysis. Additional background in cryo-EM and/or enzymatic
assay is considered a plus but not essential. Applications will be reviewed
as they are received. The position will remain open until filled.
Postdoctoral salary will be commensurate with prior research experience and
qualifications.
*Application:* Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae, expected
starting date, brief summary of previous research experience, and contact
information of 2-3 references as one single PDF file to Jikui Song, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
(Email: jikui.s...@ucr.edu).
More information can be found in https://songlab.ucr.edu.
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