Job Summary

The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a Research Associate at 100% FTE to join the Dr. Filip Van Petegem Laboratory.

The expected salary for this position is $76,128.

Responsibilities

• Purifying ion channels for structural and biophysical studies
• Performing chromatography for protein purification
• Preparing cryo-EM grids
• Collecting high-resolution cryo-EM datasets
• Processing cryo-EM data for 3D reconstruction
• Building and refining structural models
• Conducting electrophysiology experiments
• Quantifying protein–protein and protein–ligand interactions
• Optionally applying X‑ray crystallography techniques
• Training junior lab members
• Attending lab meetings
• Performing other job-related duties as required

Education/Work Experience

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