2027 Future Talent Program – Protein and Structural Chemistry – Co-op
Core
6-month co-op role in structural biology supporting structure-based drug discovery via X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM.
Role type
Co-op structural biologist (early career)
Builds
High-resolution structures of therapeutically relevant targets and drug-target complexes
Domain
Pharmaceutical industry, structural biology, drug discovery
Required skills
X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, protein crystallization, structural data processing, molecular visualization software (PyMOL, Coot, ChimeraX, Phenix), protein biochemistry
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
PyMOL, Coot, ChimeraX, Phenix
Responsibilities
Protein crystallization screening, cryo-EM sample preparation, diffraction or imaging data collection, data processing, structure determination, model building, structural analysis, maintaining electronic laboratory records, operating laboratory instrumentation
Seniority
Co-op (Fixed Term)