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Jobs in Structural Biology and Related Fields Post-doc positions in amyloid biology in Leeds University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom They are looking for outstanding research fellows to join their interdisciplinary team investigating how proteins aggregate into amyloid fibrils, and how fibrils with different structures perturb cellular function. These posts are being recruited as a result of a new 6-year Wellcome Discovery award that will involve three post-doctoral fellows and two PhD students They aim to form an integrated, interdisciplinary team combining biochemical, biophysical, cell biological and structural methods (cryoEM and cryoET) with the goal of transforming our understanding of amyloid polymorphism in vitro, in cells, in mouse models and in human tissue. The project will focus on IAPP involved in type-2 diabetes and α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease. The two posts we're recruiting to now are: You will be based in the laboratories of Professors Sheena Radford and Neil Ranson, and work closely with other members of the amyloid team. For these positions you should have (or be close to completing) a PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology or a related discipline - see the specific requirements for each position above. You should also have extensive experience of using biochemical, biophysical and cell biological methods to elucidate biological mechanisms involving protein assembly. Please get in touch with either Sheena () or Neil () for informal enquiries, or apply at the links above.