UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

DIVISION OF Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery

COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

GRADE 7 (£26,666)

We seek a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Structural Bioinformatics to carry out research and develop techniques for protein target selection and interpretation of structures determined by X-ray crystallography.  One aspect of the work will be to contribute to further development of the TarO target optimisation system (http://www.compbio.dundee.ac.uk/taro) and integrate TarO with the PiMS LiMS system (www.pims-lims.org).

Requirements: Programming/analysis within biological/bioinformatics research. Expert in one or more of: C/C++/Java, MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle, Perl/Python, WebServices/SOAP (Linux environment).  Desired: Publication record in bionformatics/structural biology.

The Postdoctoral Research Assistant will join the bioinformatics research group of Professor Geoff Barton in the 5* rated School of Life Sciences Research in the College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.  The group has excellent office space and computing facilities for bioinformatics research as well as technical and systems support staff.

This position is funded by BBSRC SPoRT for 18 months and is available immediately.

Informal enquiries for should be directed to Professor Geoff Barton, e-mail: geoff@compbio.dundee.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0) 1382 345860 / 345843 (Applications sent to this address will not be considered).

In addition to an excellent scientific environment Tayside offers an affordable standard of living in an area of outstanding natural beauty situated beside the sea and the highlands of Scotland.

Applications in the form of a CV and covering letter, including the names and addresses of 3 referees, should be sent to HR-LifeSciences@dundee.ac.uk quoting LS/xxxx.  Alternatively, please send 2 copies of your CV and covering letter to Human Resources, College of Life Sciences, MSI/WTB/JBC Complex, University of Dundee, DD1 5EH.

Applicants will only be contacted if invited for interview.

Closing Date: 22 February 2008

The University of Dundee is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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