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Post Doctoral Researcher in Synthetic Biology : Montpellier, France

The synthetic biology group at the Centre de Biochimie Structurale (CBS) in Montpellier, France, is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, and creative postdoc to engineer genetic circuits enabling living cells to perform programmable sensing and computation. The position will focus on the engineering of synthetic bacterial signalling pathways by coupling in silico design with high-throughput library screening. The successful candidate should have experience in protein engineering, directed evolution and high-throughput screening approaches. Expertise in synthetic biology, gene circuits design and construction, microbiology, or next-generation sequencing are highly appreciated.

The CBS has an outstanding infrastructure covering all techniques for structural biology and biophysics including X-ray crystallography, NMR, cryo-electron microscopy, advanced fluorescent and super-resolution microscopes, single-molecule manipulation, molecular and cell biology, and high-performance computation.

Montpellier is a major biology area with a focus on basic research, biomedicine, plant biology and environmental science. Its science drive, the beauty of the region and its high quality of life, and the short commute to other major regional research areas (Barcelona, Paris, Toulouse, Marseille) make it an ideal destination for scientists from all over the world.

The position is available to start around fall 2014. Interested applicants should send a CV, summary of previous research, and contact addresses of three or more references, as soon as possible, to Dr. Jerome Bonnet: bonnet [at] cbs.cnrs.fr

For more information on our research, see Bonnet et al., Amplifying genetic logic gates. Science. 2013 340(6132):599-60 and Bonnet et al. Rewritable digital data storage in live cells via engineered control of recombination directionality. PNAS 2012 109(23):8884-9….

Job details

Employer:Inserm (French Institute of Health and Medical Research)

Location:Montpellier, France

Expires:July 12, 2014

Job type:Postdoctoral

Salary:Unspecified

Qualifications:Postgraduate - Doctorate/PhD

Employment type:Contract

Job hours:Full-time