Tuesday 29 November 2011

Joint Ph. D position, NCSU & ORNL


Date: 28 November 2011 18:28


North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

 

Applications are invited for a Ph. D fellowship in X-ray and neutron macromolecular crystallography in the laboratory of Dr. Flora Meilleur in the Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Department at NCSU and the Neutron Sciences Directorate at ORNL.

 

Research will focus on the elucidation of enzymatic mechanisms using a combination of high resolution X-ray and neutron crystallography. Interested candidates should hold a BS or MS degree and have a strong background in biochemistry, biophysics or a related discipline. Previous experience in molecular biology and protein purification is a plus.

 

The successful candidate will complete the graduate training program at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, NC during their first year and will be located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the remainder of their doctoral research.  

 

This fellowship is supported in part by an NSF IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program) award. The application requires US residency.

 

Interested candidates should submit their application at http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/applygrad.htm.

 

For more information on the Molecular and Structural Biochemistry department and the graduate program at NCSU, please visit: http://biochem.ncsu.edu/. For more information on the Neutron Sciences directorate, please visit: http://neutrons.ornl.gov/.

 

Please contact Flora Meilleur  with any questions regarding the position.

 

Flora Meilleur

Assistant Professor

Molecular & Structural Biochemistry

N C State University

& Neutron Sciences Directorate

Oak Ridge National Laboratory


 

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