Faculty of Arts & Science
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Six PhD Studentships

1. Biochemistry of ribosome biogenesis - Dr. U. Kothe
2. Mechanism of RNA modification - Dr. T. Russell
3. Single-molecule dynamics of RNA polymerases - Dr. M. Roussel
4. Structure and function of RNA helicases - Dr. H.-J. Wieden
5. Novel enzyme-based catalysts for synthetic organic chemistry applications - Dr. H.-J. Wieden
6. Mechanism and function of alternative translation factors - Dr. H.-J. Wieden

Five Postdoctoral Research Scholarships

1. Synthetic biology applications of regulatory noncoding RNA elements - Dr. H.-J. Wieden
2. Stochastic theory of many-body dynamics in gene expression - Dr. M. Roussel
3. Post-transcriptional expression regulation in health and disease - Dr. U. Kothe
4. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of biomolecular communication - Dr. H.-J. Wieden
5. Single molecule studies on the bacterial and eukaryotic ribosome - Dr. H.-J. Wieden

One lab manager / Research associate in the laboratory of biomolecular design and engineering focusing on ribosome dependet protein synthesis - Dr. H.-J. Wieden

Applicants should clearly specify the project/position to which they are applying and submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application outlining research experiences and aspirations, and the names and contact information for at least three referees to RNA@uleth.ca.

For more information on ARRTI and additional positions/studentships see http://www.uleth.ca/artsci/arrti.

Consideration of applications will continue until the position are filled between now and June 30, 2013.