Postdoctoral Researcher

Overview

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join a new, multidisciplinary research project focused on constructing a first complete atomic model and conducting large‑scale Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of the yeast KT‑MT complex, on a full‑time, 24‑month contract this year.

Responsibilities

Joining the School of Natural Sciences, you will be involved in constructing a first complete atomic model and conducting large‑scale MD simulations of the kinetochore‑microtubule complex, supported by recent structural and in‑vivo work from Barford lab (MRC‑LMB, Cambridge) and Tanaka lab (University of Dundee).

You will elucidate the molecular mechanisms of tension‑dependent stabilisation, phosphoregulation, and force transduction of kinetochore‑microtubule attachments in mitotic cell division.

This work presents unique opportunities to dissect the molecular and biomechanical basis of human...