A postdoctoral position in cryo-EM and single-molecule studies of DNA replication is available in the laboratory of Dr. Arek Kulczyk at Rutgers University (http://kulczyk-lab.cryoemcorp.com). 

Kulczyk lab integrates structural approaches, in particular cryo-EM, single-molecule methods and CLEM techniques to study DNA replication and repair in human mitochondria (Kulczyk et al., 2017, PNAS, 114:1848; Duderstadt et. al., 2016, Mol Cell, 64:1035; Geertsema et al., 2014, PNAS, 111:4073; Kulczyk et al., 2012, PNAS, 109:9408; Loparo et al., 2011, PNAS, 108:3584).  

 

The candidate should have expertise in structural biology.  Research experience in cryo-EM and single-molecule biophysics is desirable, however not required.  The selected candidate will obtain appropriate training in microscope alignments, data acquisition, image processing and structure calculation using a variety of cryo-EM software.  Please send a CV and contact details of three references to Arek (arek.kulczyk@rutgers.edu) and apply online: 

http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/78814

 

The Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine at Rutgers University houses the state-of-the-art cryo-EM facility (ThermoFisher Talos Arctica equipped with a Summit K2 direct electron detector, BioQuantum Gatan energy filter and a Volta phase plate, and Leica DM6 FS/EM cryo-CLEM system), NMR facility (Bruker 800 MHz, 700 MHz with cryoprobes and two 600 MHz spectrometers), mass spectrometry and super-resolution imaging facilities.  In addition, the effort to purchase ThermoFisher Titan Krios and FIB-SEM instruments is under way.  The Institute is the headquarters of the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) consortium and the Protein Data Bank (PDB).