FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Department of Chemistry

The appointee is expected to conduct research work on structure-based drug discovery of RNA modifying enzymes associated with cancer and viral infection, and structural studies of protein-RNA complexes. The appointee will work in the laboratory of the Research Cluster for Health and Drug Discovery. By combining chemistry, biochemistry and structural biology, the research team seeks to be innovative and interdisciplinary in designing novel therapies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Biotechnology;
• Basic experience in protein expression and purification, and biochemical/biophysical assays (e.g. LC-MS/MALDI-MS/fluorescence-based assay)
• Self-motivated and collaborative
• Knowledge in structural biology such as protein X-ray crystallography will be an advantage

Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of 6 to 12 months subject to mutual agreement.  Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding.

For further information, please contact Dr. Aik Wei Shen at aikweishen@hkbu.edu.hk

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System (jobs.hkbu.edu.hk). Applicants not invited for interview 8 weeks after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful. Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at http://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/pics.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions then applicable at the time of offer.

Closing date: 30 June 2019