Proteinkristallograf/Protein crystallographer

SARomics Biostructures is one of the fast-growing biotech companies in Lund. SARomics has attracted significant funding for its research programs and is currently involved in several international research initiatives aiming to discover leads for new medicines. In parallel the company has built a global reputation for its structural biology platform and its structure-based drug design skills and is currently supporting clients in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America to pursue their drug discovery objectives. We are now seeking an experienced protein crystallographer to expand and strengthen our structural biology team.
The successful candidate will:
Set up crystallization trials and optimize protein crystals
Collect synchrotron X-ray data and perform structure determination independently
Characterize protein samples before crystallization trials using biophysical methods
Analyze, document and present/report experimental data

Qualifications
The successful candidate is a skilled, organized, service-minded life-science professional with a positive attitude, who enjoys laboratory-based projects in a fast-paced, team environment. The candidate should have the ability to carry out innovative and high quality research to answer challenging questions in structural biology.
Minimal requirements:
Ph.D. in structural biology or equivalent
Experience of protein crystallization of a wide variety of proteins
Strong experience in all steps of structure determination (including data collection to refinement)
An ideal candidate will also have had experience with structure-based design and drug discovery projects
Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills are essential

You will get:
An opportunity to join an energetic and enthusiastic team with a focus on scientific excellence and teamwork
An opportunity to evolve in a highly multidisciplinary environment and thus develop new competencies outside your core expertise
An opportunity to accelerate discovery through structural insight

Explore our website to find out what it is like to work at SARomics Biostructures: http://www.saromics.com