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Ph.D. Student Position in Biochemistry : Lausanne, Switzerland

Ph.D. Student Position in Biochemistry

The Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease (http://fraering-lab.epfl.ch/) at EPFL (http://www.epfl.ch) is seeking an outstanding and highly motivated PhD student for a project with focus on g-secretase, an intramembrane-cleaving protease implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=fraering

Requirements/qualifications:

Successful applicants must have a strong background in Biochemistry and a strong interest in structure-function relationships of proteins. A first experience in the fields of protein purification and mass spectrometry is an asset. Applicants must also have a high degree of motivation and creativity, excellent written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of scientists.

Contact: Interested applicants should submit (documents merged into one single PDF file) a Curriculum Vitae, a short description of research interests (cover letter) and names of three references to:

Prof. Dr. P. Fraering
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Building AI – Office AI-2147
Station 15
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
E-mail to: labCMSN@epfl.ch

Starting date: as soon as possible.

Job details

Employer:Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Website:http://www.epfl.ch/

Location:Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Expires:July 31, 2014

Job type:PhD Studentship

Salary:Unspecified

Qualifications:Postgraduate - Master's degree

Employment type:Permanent

Job hours:Full-time