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This position is full time and fixed term for up to a maximum of 24 months, ending no later than 30th Sep 2021.
A EPSRC funded Research Associate position in biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biomanufacturing and biocrystallization is available within the Department of Chemical Engineering, associated with The Centre for Biological Engineering (CBE), at Loughborough University. The successful candidate will work on an ambitious EPSRC project, Regenerative BioCrystallisation.
This is an opportunity for ambitious and enthusiastic candidate to work within multidisciplinary areas. The candidate will have a good opportunity to discover new discipline, lead challenging research, initial collaborations, and to present the research in UK and international conferences.
The successful candidate will carry out novel and adventurous research on cell culture, protein expression production, and relevant research fields to build connections in interdisciplinary research fields: protein producing and purification of therapeutic proteins, such as immunoglobulin antibody.
Candidates (with PhD degree or closed to have PhD degree) from biochemical engineering, biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and biomanufacturing and the candidates from structural biology or interdisciplinary subjects are all welcome to apply. It is desirable that candidate has experience in one or more of the following areas: cell culture, protein / antibody expression, protein / antibody production, protein concentration, protein characterization, protein purification and separation, protein characterisation, optimisation of protein stability, and protein crystallization.
Interviews will take place w/c 24th June 2019
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Huaiyu Yang, h.yang3@lboro.ac.uk
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