Spatial modelling of mRNA translation using fluorescence correlation methods, Nouzilly (Tours), France

Added via Euraxess. A two-year post-doctoral position is proposed at the INRA Biology and Bioinformatics of Signalling Systems (BIOS) research group to explore the molecular bases of site-specific mRNA translation transduced by a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), in epithelioid cells of the male gonad. The project requires the use of polysome profiling and quantitative imaging.

Research will be conducted at the Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour Laboratory, a world-renowned research center in the field of reproductive biology, from the molecular level to the live animal. The candidate will integrate into the multi-disciplinary BIOS research group, dedicated to mathematical modelling of complex signalling networks induced by GPCRs, by both computational approaches and web-lab experiments.

Applicants will have a PhD in cell biology, biochemistry or related fields. An in-depth expertise of different fluorescence correlation techniques is required, and motivation for systems biology is expected. The candidate will conduct an independent research to obtain and analyse data from spatial and temporal correlations of fluorescently labelled FSH target mRNA as well as FSH-dependent signalling components.

The deadline for applications is 15 November 2013. For more information please visit the job advert.