| Company profile |
| The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Medical Center, San Francisco, located on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean opening to the Golden Gate, is the site of one of the largest, most prestigious and best-funded Biomedical Research center within the DVA system. In addition to DVA funding, research is supported by the NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA and many other government and private organizations. This Medical Center has some of the country’s most renowned M.D. and Ph.D. scientists working in partnership with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education (NCIRE) to integrate research interests with the needs of veterans. |
| Job details | |
| Job industry : | R&D/Engineering Design |
| Job segment : | R&D Pharma/Bio-Tech/Clinical Research |
| Job role : | Postdoc Position/Fellowship |
| Position vacant : | Postdoctoral Research Bologist |
| Job location : | San Francisco, California |
| Job details | |
| Company name : | Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| Minimum experience : | 1 years |
| Maximum experience : | 5 years |
| Job type : | short term |
| Job duration : | 1-3 years |
| Gross pay : | $40,000 Yearly |
| Job posted : | May 05, 2006 |
| Start date : | Jun 05, 2006 |
| Job view count : | 377 |
| Job description | |
| Job description: | The POSTDOCTORAL POSITION is available in the Molecular Biology Division of the DVA Medical Center, San Francisco for basic research on Escherichia coli Complex II (succinate dehydrogenase).
The research will involve the use of site-specific mutagenesis to alter the environment of the heme or flavin prosthetic groups of Complex II with the goal of studying in detail the redox properties of these cofactors, and, hopefully, to identify the site of reactive-oxygen generation by this enzyme. The research is relevant directly to reactive-oxygen production by mitochondria and oxidative stress. This research is aided by the availability of the high-resolution x-ray crystal structure of the Complex. The research is supported by a Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Grant. Compensation - GS 7 Research Biologist, $40,000/year + benefits The Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. |
| Job duties: | Applicants should be experienced with protein purification and characterization (e.g., spectral analyses), steady-state and rapid-kinetic studies, anaerobic work, measurements of redox potentials, etc., or based on prior experience, should have the ability and motivation to quickly learn these techniques with minimal supervision. Molecular biology experience (mutagenesis) is desirable. Experience working with redox proteins is desirable also (e.g., work with flavin-containig, iron-sulfur and/or heme proteins). |
| Req. candidate profile : | A Ph.D. or equivalent Postdoctoral degree is required. Applicant should have from 0-5 years of Postdoctoral experience. Since the research is funded by the Federal Department of Veterans Affairs applicants must be US citizens. |
| How to apply : | Register to view |
| Third party mediation allowed : | No |
| Telecommute : | No |
| Travel required : | No |
