Purpose of the role
Applications are invited for a full-time research associate to work within Dr Sebastian Ahnert’s group in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. The position involves a close collaboration with the Earlham Institute in Norwich as part of the BBSRC-funded CELLGEN Institute Strategic Programme grant. The project uses computational biology methods to investigate the impact of alternative splicing on protein structure and function.
Key responsibilities
- Protein structure prediction using AlphaFold and related approaches.
- Analysis of exon structure in combination with long-read RNA expression data and changes in protein structure and domain structure.
- Exploration of splicing factor and transcription factor regulatory networks in conjunction with long-read RNA expression data and changes in protein structure and domain structure.
- Drive the methodological integration of protein structure prediction methods, exon structure analysis, long-read expression data, and protein domain data.
- Carry out computational biology research both collaboratively and independently.
- Produce manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal publications.
- Give presentations on the project at internal and external seminars, conferences and workshops.
- Make code and data available as required for publications.
- Communicate effectively with collaborators and colleagues.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.
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