Education / qualifications / training required:
Essential:
These should include a PhD or MSc in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
Previous work experience required:
Essential:
Experience with standard molecular biology techniques, such as cloning. Good experience with protein purification techniques. Some experience with structural biology approaches.
Experience of taking on lab-wide tasks that might be time-limited, or longer lasting, including responsibility for shared equipment or undertaking statutory roles.
Desirable:
Experience with mammalian or insect cell culture, and with cryo-EM.
Knowledge and experience:
Creativity and initiative
Essential:
Ability to optimise and develop experimental protocols.
Ability to identify, introduce, adapt and apply new techniques where required to advance projects.
Independent working
Essential:
Must be able to carry out experimental work independently.
Working with others
Essential:
Ability to work and communicate effectively with colleagues as part of a team.
Ability to train and supervise team members
Verbal and written communication skills
Essential:
Contribution and co-authorship of peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Ability to present and discuss your work at meetings within the group, within the institute and with collaborators.
Ability to contribute your expertise to discussions about developments within the group and laboratory, particularly in the use of new methods, techniques and equipment.
Personal skills / behaviours / qualities:
Essential:
Ability to work collaboratively within the group and with members of other labs.
Motivation to take initiative to solve problems and complete projects.
Willingness to learn new techniques to advance projects.
Excellent time management to be able to handle multiple duties and responsibilities and work to strict deadlines with regularly changing priorities and workloads.
Excellent focus and organisation to complete projects.