A postdoctoral (or Ph.D student) position is available in the group of Dr. Iwai at the institute of biotechnology, University of Helsinki (http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/bi/iwai/). We are looking for motivated researchers with strong background in biochemistry or protein chemistry, who are interested in protein engineering using protein splicing. The projects focus on the development of new methods for protein engineering using protein splicing and its application in structural biology (Nat. Biotechnol. 23, 736-740,2005). Interest in structural biology using NMR spectroscopy is a plus. The position is available from 1st of January, 2006. The starting date is upon agreement.

Helsinki is an international city of over half a million people with about 10% of foreigners. It is ranked at the 2nd safest city in the world with high quality of life, according to the survey by Mercer consulting in 2005. The capital of Finland has good connections to all the major cities in Europe as well as international destinations.

Dr. Hideo Iwai
Group Leader
Institute of Biotechnology
University of Helsinki
Viikinkaari 1 (P.O.Box 65)
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358-9-191 59752
fax +358-9-191 59541
Email: hide.iwai@gmail.com