Research Associate: Ubiquitin Signalling & Nanobody Toolkit

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee health and wellbeing services

Excellent starting annual leave entitl

Additional paid closure over Christmas

Local and national discounts

Job summary

The University of Manchester invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Kulathu group. The role will develop nanobody toolkit to recognise ubiquitin chains and advance understanding of ubiquitin signalling, combining protein biochemistry, structural biology and cellular assays.

You will work with colleagues in proteomics and cell biology, design experiments, analyse data and contribute to a BBSRC-funded project.

Qualifications

• PhD in biochemistry or related field required.
• Experience with protein engineering or studying protein-protein interactions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop nanobody toolkit to recognise ubiquitin chains and enable new experiments.
• Conduct quantitative binding assays and apply cellular techniques.
• Collaborate with structural biology, proteomics and cell biology teams.

Skills

Protein biochemistry

Molecular biology

Molecular recognition

Education

PhD in Biochemistry or related field

Job description

The University of Manchester invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Kulathu group. The role will develop nanobody toolkit to recognise ubiquitin chains and advance understanding of ubiquitin signalling, combining protein biochemistry, structural biology and cellular assays.

You will work with colleagues in proteomics and cell biology, design experiments, analyse data and contribute to a BBSRC-funded project.