the community site for and by
developmental and stem cell biologists

Research Assistant at WT/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge

Posted by , on 21 September 2017

Closing Date: 15 March 2021

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position in the group of Prof Daniel St Johnston at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge (http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/research/stjohnston). The BBSRC-funded project aims to determine how epithelial cells organize apical-basal arrays of microtubules and how this is controlled by cortical polarity factors. Responsibilities will include establishing a method for the biochemical isolation of microtubule organizing protein complexes and their analysis by mass spectroscopy in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Proteomics and the generation of transgenic and mutant flies using CRISPR/Cas9.

Applicants must have a Bachelors or Masters level degree in a relevant area of Biology or equivalent experience. Expertise in protein purification, molecular biology and/or Drosophila transgenesis would be an advantage, although training can be provided where necessary. The post does not require a PhD qualification.

Salary: £25,728-£29,799

Closing date: 20 October 2017

Reference: PR13381

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15062.

Thumbs up (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Categories: Jobs

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Get involved

Create an account or log in to post your story on the Node.

Sign up for emails

Subscribe to our mailing lists.

Do you have any news to share?

Our ‘Developing news’ posts celebrate the various achievements of the people in the developmental and stem cell biology community. Let us know if you would like to share some news.