AIRC Foundation for Cancer Research (AIRC), one of the largest charities in Italy, is actively seeking to fill openings for a new research unit to develop the AIRC-IFOM Drug Discovery Program, to be established within the “Piattaforma congiunta integrata di ricerca e di ricerca traslazionale AIRC-IFOM”, located at IFOM.
AIRC supports thousands of scientists at the cutting edge of oncological research in Institutes and Universities throughout Italy. The scientific and clinical research activities of these investigators are key to the AIRC mission to find a cure for cancer.
IFOM is an internationally recognized non-profit cancer research institute supported by AIRC, based in Milan within a highly dynamic urban environment. IFOM continuous success is ensured by the recruitment of highly selected undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate researchers from over 24 countries worldwide.
IFOM is hosted within a research campus shared with the European Institute of Oncology and the Italian Institute of Technology.
We are currently seeking a talented and experienced research scientist with experience in protein production and purification and biochemical assays to join our team. The successful candidate will work with our team to produce and to purify proteins of interest, and test them in various biochemical and structural studies. The ideal candidate will be proficient in the purification of highly pure recombinant proteins for use in biochemical assay as well as for structural biology from E. coli and baculovirus expression systems, and have expertise characterizing proteins in biochemical and biophysical assays.
Language skills: Fluent in Italian and English
What we offer/ Type of Contract: Permanent contract CCNL Chimico – Farmaceutico. Compensation and contractual classification will be commensurate to candidate expertise and experience.
The application, written in English, should include: a CV (including list of publications, thesis topic, and advisor, if applicable); a covering letter with concise statement of motivation and interest in the position, mentioning the position that you are applying for. Please send the application as a single PDF file to: cv@airc.it.
To learn more about AIRC, please visit: AIRC - Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro.
To learn more about IFOM, please visit: IFOM Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare
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