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Research in the Trujillo lab focuses on understanding ubiquitin signalling and its roles in the regulation of immune responses and general protein homeostasis (Brillada et al. Essays in Biochem. 2022; Trenner et al. Annual Reviews 2021; Trujillo et al. New Phytologist 2021). Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification involved in all aspect of cellular physiology, which is critical in maintaining homeostasis during stress.
Previous and ongoing research in the Lab has uncovered key roles of ubiquitination in the regulation of intracellular vesicle transport (Saeed et al. Current Biology 2023), autophagy (Brillada et al. Plant Cell 2021), as well as its interplay with signalling triggered by immune receptor kinases (Yu et al. EMBO 2022). Detailed understanding of protein homeostasis systems is critical to the development of crops with improved resistance traits, which is of particular importance in the face of climate change and a growing population.
Your Profile: We are looking for a Research Assistant/Associate (f/m/d) with a passion for ubiquitin biology. You should also bring some expertise in protein biochemistry and/or cell biology. Additional requirements are a PhD degree and excellent English. Please include for your application in a single file including: Cover letter detailing your motivation and background for applying for the position, CV, copy of PhD degree, name and address of three referees.
Your Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will work on an exciting project that investigates how ubiquitination regulates clathrin-mediated endocytosis during the immune response. The position will be a fantastic opportunity for candidates to broaden their skillset by working in a multidisciplinary lab using state-of-the-art technologies combining protein Biochemistry and cell biology. Coupled with this exciting area of biological focus, the project will provide excellent opportunity for career development with mentoring support to reach career aspirations and with generous consumable support. For further information about this position please contact Marco Trujillo directly mtrujillo@bio3.rwth-aachen.de.
What We Offer: The successful candidate will be employed under a regular employment contract.
The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term of three years. An extension is possible. The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a full-time position. The salary is based on the German public service salary scale (TV-L).
The position corresponds to a pay grade of EG 13 TV-L.
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We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly from groups that are underrepresented at the University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability or age.
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How to apply: ApplicationNumber: V000005496 Application deadline: 13/08/2023 Mailing Address: RWTH Aachen University Lehrstuhl für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie Prof.Dr. Marco Trujillo Worringerweg 1 52074 Aachen Email: Send Email to mtrujillo@bio3.rwth-aachen.de Applicants are invited to submit their applications via email. For data protection reasons, however, we recommend sending applications via mail.