Research Fellow, Biochemical
- Employer
- NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
- Location
- Singapore
- Closing date
- 5 Nov 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Biological Sciences, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
A Research Fellow position is available in the Laboratory of Prof James Tam at the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University.
Job Description
To participate in one or more of the following projects:
- To work on the discovery of novel ligases by isolation
- To work on the discovery of putative ligases by data mining and theoretical analysis
- To work on the structure determination, biochemical characterization of peptide ligases and dynamic studies of ligases
- To work on the design of peptide ligases
- To work on the recombinant expression of ligases in optimization and mutagenesis
- To work on the validation of ligases in chemical biology, protein labeling and derivatization
Job Requirements
- PhD degree in Biosciences or related courses
- Experience in isolation, characterization and expression of peptidyl natural products and protein ligases from medicinal plants and microbes
- Candidates with strong analytical techniques and protein expression experience would be a plus
- Experience in expression and mutagenesis of protein ligases with strong background in protein expression and directed evolution mutagenesis
- Experience in assay development with strong background in molecular and cell biology in signal transduction
- Experience in peptide chemistry with strong background in the chemical synthesis of cysteine-rich peptides and oxidative folding of disulfides
- The position requires a highly motivated individual who has both drive and initiatives
We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Company
Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is placed 11th globally, and 1st among the world's top young universities for six consecutive years (QS university rankings). It is also ranked No.2 among the world's elite young universities (aged 50 and under) that have excelled in producing high-quality research (Nature Index Young Universities).
We invite you to be part of this world-class university through the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdocotoral Fellowship programme.
About Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)
The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realise their full potential in the areas of Engineering, Science, Humanities, and Medicine.
The Fellowship will be awarded concurrently with the candidate's appointment as a research staff in NTU.
Please click here for the detailed list of research areas available in the respective Colleges/Schools/Research Centres.
Eligibility:
• Excellent academic records and research potential.
• Recent PhD graduates, or with at most 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university.
Terms and Conditions:
• The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.
• In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure.
Application Procedure:
Please click here for more information.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Application Closing Date: 28 February 2020
- Telephone
- +(65)67911744
- Location
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50 NANYANG AVENUE
SINGAPORE
639 798
SG
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