Thursday, August 27, 2015

PhD & PostDoc Positions - Protein Design for Artificial Photosynthesis

PhD & PostDoc Position:Bioenergetics and protein design laboratory
Israel, Kefar Tavor

Job description

The Bioenergetics and protein design lab is looking for outstanding PhD students and post-doctoral fellows to join an exciting research project on artificial photosynthesis funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
Artificial photosynthesis research aims at constructing artificial systems for converting solar energy into useful fuels by using natural photosynthesis as the source of inspiration. This ambitious goal can be achieved by implementing state of the art computational protein design, genetics, and systems biology. We are aiming at designing, constructing and characterizing water-soluble protein analogues of the primary photosynthetic enzymes. These will be used for testing and assembling new devices for light-driven fuel production inspired by the primary processes of photosynthesis.
We are looking for talented, creative postdoctoral fellows, and Ph.D. students who are interested in interdisciplinary research that combines protein design and engineering, photosynthesis and bio-energetics, and advanced spectroscopic and analytical methods.
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Desired skills and experience

  • Recombinant protein production.
  • Methods of protein purification and characterization (FPLC, analytical ultracentrifugation).
  • Spectroscopic methods including absorption, CD, and fluorescence.
  • Previous experience in photosynthesis and bioenergetics is an advantage.
  • Previous experience in protein design/directed evolution is an advantage.
  • Organic chemists with good biochemistry background are most welcome.

About the employer

Migal is an applied and basic research institute working in the fields of biotechnology, environmental sciences and agriculture. It is the largest R&D institute in the northern part of Israel (employing 154 staff members, among them 52 Ph.D.s and Professors).
The Bioenergetics and protein design lab is located in a new facility of Migal at Tel-Hai industrial park near Tel-Hai academic college, Israel. For more information see:
http://www.migal.org.il/Dror-Noy-Bioenergetics-and-Protein-Design-laboratory 

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