Research Technician

The Abrescia and Richter Labs based in the Structural Biology Unit at CIC bioGUNE, near Bilbao and the Biosurface Unit at CIC biomaGUNE in San Sebastian (Spain) are looking for a highly motivated graduate student to carry out a joint project on virus structure and stability. This is part of a collaboration with the University of Helsinki (Prof. D.H. Bamford). Abrescia’s Lab. uses both X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to determine the structures of large macromolecular complexes and viruses (Figure 1). Richter’s Lab. uses atomic force microscopy and other biophysical techniques to study soft biomolecular assemblies such as hydrogels, lipid membranes and viruses (Figure 2).

The project at the cross-road between structural and biophysical virology is funded for 2 years with a yearly brute salary of €. The successful candidate will work during the 1 st year at the Richter lab whilst the 2 nd at the...