Research Fellow in Quantitative Cell Biology and Biophysics (109629-1024)

2 year fixed term contract with possibility for extension until end of 2027.

A Welcome-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Straube lab to investigate how molecular motors dynein and KIF1C organise microtubule arrays and transport intracellular cargoes. The project will combine the generation of cell lines, live cell imaging (using spinning disk and lattice light sheet microscopy), in vitro reconstitution and single molecule biophysics (using TIRF imaging and optical trapping) to understand how these motors switch between their roles as cargo transporters and microtubule organisers.

The post holder will be a member of the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology and Warwick Medical School benefitting from an outstanding scientific environment and access to state-of-the-art research facilities.

The post is funded by a Wellcome Investigator Award to investigate how cargo transporters organise the tracks along which they transport cargoes. You will be part of an international, well-resourced team of researchers with access to state-of-the-art equipment (including access to a range of light microscopy systems including spinning disk confocal, TIRF, lattice light sheet and optical tweezers) and a vibrant scientific community with excellent internal and external seminar programmes.