{"id":4700,"date":"2017-12-11T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz\/peg\/?p=4700"},"modified":"2018-04-03T08:03:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T08:03:21","slug":"open-postdoc-position-protein-engineering-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz\/peg\/open-postdoc-position-protein-engineering-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Postdoc Position: Protein Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The research group headed by Professor Jiri Damborsky conducting an interdisciplinary research in the field of protein engineering invites excellent scientists to apply for a <b>postdoctoral position<\/b>.<br \/>\nWe wish to understand the structure-function relationships of proteins and improve their functionalities for biotechnologies. Our goal is to be recognised as one of the <b>leading protein engineering groups<\/b> in Europe. We consistently strive to publish our findings in <b>reputable scientific journals<\/b>, develop new <b>software tools<\/b> and <b>microfluidic<\/b> platforms and apply our research results in practice. The key components of our daily activities include <b>collaboration<\/b> between experimentalists and theoreticians, <b>solidarity<\/b> among the laboratory team and <b>mentoring of young colleagues<\/b>.\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE SHOULD:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have received a PhD or its equivalent within the last 7 years.<\/li>\n<li>have worked at least two whole years in the last three outside the territory of the Czech Republic in the field of research with a working time of at least 0.5 full-time equivalent, or have been a PhD student (or equivalent) abroad.<\/li>\n<li>have a publishing record \u2013 in the last three years at least two publication outputs registered in the Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Scopus or ERIH PLUS databases and at the same time publications such as \u201carticles\u201d, \u201cbooks\u201d, \u201cbook chapters\u201d, \u201cletters\u201d and \u201creviews\u201d. The applicant must be the principal author of at least one publication (according to the subject specificity it may be as the first author, the corresponding\/reprint author, or the role of the individual authors stated in the article).<\/li>\n<li>have experience in field molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics or software engineering.<\/li>\n<li>have experience with research projects (an advantage).<\/li>\n<li>have excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with multiple teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>APPLICATIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a CV including a summary of work experience, publication activity, involvement in research grants, etc.<\/li>\n<li>a cover letter describing motivation and previous experience<\/li>\n<li>contact information to at least three referees<\/li>\n<li>send applications to Jitka Sedlackova at <b>jitkasedlackova@mail.muni.cz by 28 January 2018<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>RECENT PUBLICATIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liskova, V., et al. 2017: Different Structural Origins of the Enantioselectivity of Haloalkane Dehalogenases toward Linear \u03b2-Haloalkanes: Open\u2013Solvated versus Occluded\u2013Desolvated Active Sites. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 56: 4719-4723.<\/li>\n<li>Musil, M., et al., 2017: FireProt: Web Server for Automated Design of Thermostable Proteins. Nucleic Acids Research 45 (W1): W393-W399.<\/li>\n<li>Brezovsky, J., et al., 2016:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz\/peg\/publications\/engineering-a-de-novo-transport-tunnel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Engineering a de Novo Transport Tunnel<\/a>.\u00a0ACS Catalysis\u00a06: 7597-7610.<\/li>\n<li>Amaro, M., et al., 2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz\/peg\/publications\/site-specific-analysis-of-protein-hydration-based-on-unnatural-amino-acid-fluorescence\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Site-specific Analysis of Protein Hydration Based on Unnatural Amino Acid Fluorescence<\/a>.\u00a0Journal of the American Chemical Society\u00a0137: 4988-4992.<\/li>\n<li>Sykora, J., et al., 2014:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz\/peg\/publications\/dynamics-and-hydration-explain-failed-functional-transformation-in-dehalogenase-design\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dynamics and Hydration Explain Failed Functional Transformation in Dehalogenase Design<\/a>.\u00a0Nature Chemical Biology\u00a010: 428-430.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>ANTICIPATED START DATE:<\/b><br \/>\nThe position is available from March 2018.\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/postdoc.muni.cz\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Postdoc@MUNI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.muni.cz\/en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Masaryk University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.brno.cz\/index.php?lan=en&#038;nav01=20608&#038;nav02=20617\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brno<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The research group headed by Professor Jiri Damborsky conducting an interdisciplinary research in the field of protein engineering invites excellent scientists to apply for a postdoctoral position. 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