Postdoctoral position in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology on the study of RNA G-quadruplex (G4) patterns form the neurones (University of Sherbrooke, Canada)

A two-year fellowship is available to work on the characterization of RNA G4 across the transcriptomes of various cell types of the human nervous system. The objectives are to analyse the structure of these G4s, to determine their contribution on the post-transcriptional regulation of the health and disease cells, and to modulate their folding in cells. The research group of Pr. Perreault is at the Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. It has expertise in the prediction and the study of RNA G4 http://jpperreaultlab.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/. For more information or to apply, please send your CV with a short description of your motivation to [email protected]

The University of Sherbrooke is a French-speaking institution that offers the opportunity to benefit from an academic education and a research environment that are recognized and valued around the world. It hosts more than 30 000 students, including more than 1,600 foreign students from 120 countries worldwide. More than 85% of the students enrolled at the University are from outside Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke is a friendly, dynamic, bilingual city. It is the 6th most important city in Québec with about 160 000 citizens, located among hills, valleys and plateaus. Sports, nature and culture lovers will find that Sherbrooke offers them all sorts of activities including hiking, skiing, golfing, biking, as well as art galleries, museums, theatre, fine dining, cinemas and numerous other activities for culture aficionados.

For a more detailed proposal (English and French), please see here