Postdoc in Drug Development: Targeting CIP2A in Cancer

University of Turku; Turku; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Turku in Turku, Finland, offers a post-doctoral position in the Westermarck Laboratory at the Turku Bioscience Centre. The project focuses on evaluating the therapeutic potential of targeting CIP2A, a central pathogenic factor in certain cancers and other diseases.

Remit includes protein chemistry and structural biology in drug development research. The successful candidate should have a PhD (or near completion), hands-on experience in protein chemistry and protein interactions,

Qualifications

• PhD (or soon-to-be)
• Solid hands-on experience on protein chemistry and protein interaction technologies
• First author publication directly related to the field of this application

Responsibilities

• Conduct protein chemistry and structural biology experiments.
• Explore therapeutic potential of CIP2A targeting in disease models.
• Publish first-author paper related to the project (as applicable).

Skills

Protein chemistry

Protein interactions

High throughput screening

Structural biology methods

Computational structural analysis

Teamwork

Communication

Education

PhD (or soon-to-be)

Tools

Computational tools

Job description

University of Turku in Turku, Finland, offers a post-doctoral position in the Westermarck Laboratory at the Turku Bioscience Centre. The project focuses on evaluating the therapeutic potential of targeting CIP2A, a central pathogenic factor in certain cancers and other diseases.

Remit includes protein chemistry and structural biology in drug development research. The successful candidate should have a PhD (or near completion), hands-on experience in protein chemistry and protein interactions,