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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN MICROBIOLOGY/CROP SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
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Postdoctoral position available to work on the mechanism of quorum sensing in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The successful candidate will pursue one or more of the following problems:
The structure of TraR and how interaction with the acyl-homoserine lactone ligand causes activation of this transcription factor
Role of TraR-membrane associations in the biology of quorum sensing
Molecular aspects of the interaction between TraR and the antiactivator TraM
Interaction between TraR and components of RNA polymerase
Requirements
Ph.D. in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology or related area. Research experience in microbial genetics, microbial molecular biology, and protein biochemistry.The position is funded by a grant from the NIH. Address letters of inquiry, accompanied by a full CV, to:
Stephen K. Farrand, Ph.D.
Department of Crop Sciences
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
240 ERML, 1201 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801Or forward information by e-mail to: stephenf@uiuc.edu
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
