Job announcement
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Department of Zoology, University of Oxford

Application deadline: 8.3.2010
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The Oxford Silk Research Group in the Department of Zoology is inviting applications for a

2-year Post-Doctoral Research Assistant to commence in the Summer of 2010. This post is funded by the ERC. Salary £28, 839 - £35, 469 p.a.

The successful applicant will join a project that investigates silk proteins and their adaptations for flow processing i.e. for spinning. The proposed work will stand upon previous work by our group and others on the structure-property relationships of silk in both its solution- and solid-states and will involve using a range of state-of-the-art analytical techniques mostly available in-house.

Due to its interdisciplinary nature this project would suit an academic with a background in experimental/analytical chemistry and acute understanding of contemporary issues in protein folding. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent in relevant chemistry-or physics-based subjects.To find out more about the project informal inquiries may be addressed to Professor Fritz Vollrath (see www.oxfordsilkgroup.com).

Further particulars and application forms can be downloaded from http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/jobs or are available from the Personnel Office, Department of Zoology, Tinbergen Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, tel: 01865 271190 E-mail; recruit@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Applications, including curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees should be sent to the above address, quoting reference AT10003. The closing date for applications is Monday 8 March 2010.