PhD Studentship in Organic Synthesis

Highlights:

1. Highly motivated organic chemists who hold an upper second or first class honours degree in Chemistry.

2. The successful candidate will work under the direct supervision of Dr Rudi Marquez and the project will involve the design and development of new synthetic methodology and its application to natural product synthesis.

3. The position will be based in WestCHEM at the University of Glasgow, UK.

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow and the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde form the WestCHEM Research School, which brings together the strengths of the two major chemistry research schools in the West of Scotland.

WestChem offers an outstanding research environment second to none in a large, diverse and expanding chemistry research school.

4. Please e-mail your CV including a brief research summary and the names and contact details of two referees to

Dr. R. Marquez

r.marquez@chem.gla.ac.uk)

5. Closing date for applications is the 24th of June 09.

Postdoctoral positions in structural biology

Highlights:
1. The research in our lab is focused on structure-function studies of key proteins in translesion DNA replication and regulation of epigenetic factors. The current projects are built on our group’s previous success in structural determination of translesion proteins (PNAS 104: 14905-14910, 2007; Mol. Microbiol. 71: 678-691, 2009; EMBO J 28: 1644-1654, 2009)

2. The collaboration with other labs to expand the research in the Epigenome (Cell 128: 669-681, 693-705, 2007).

3. For more information regarding the projects, please contact Dr. Hong Ling. The laboratory is fully equipped for molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysical measurements, and X-ray crystallography.

4. We fully access the synchrotron beamlines in APS, CHESS, and NSLS. The University of Western Ontario (UWO) is one of the 12 research-intensive universities that receive operating funds from the Government of Canada. In the 2008 Globe and Mail (Canada's national newspaper) University Survey, UWO ranked No. 1 in student satisfaction and overall quality of education.

5. Candidates should have experience in either Protein Crystallography or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with prior publications.

6. Please send a CV and 3 references to Dr. Hong Ling by email at hling4@uwo.ca.

For more information.

www.biochem.uwo.ca/fac/ling/ling.html

Other details: positions are open till filled

Person to contact: Dr. Hong Ling

Email address: hling4@uwo.ca

Phone number: 1 519 661 3557

The University of Western Ontario
www.biochem.uwo.ca/fac/ling/ling.html