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Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Verona

Research Field Biological sciences

Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3)

Final date to receive applications 27 Jan 2026 - 13:00 (UTC)

Country Italy

Type of Contract To be defined

Job Status Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Over the past decade, significant research has been conducted on the mechanisms of light harvesting and energy dissipation to enhance the efficiency and broaden the applicability of algal biotechnology. However, manipulation of light-harvesting complex (LHC) gene products has been limited by the scarcity of knowledge regarding structure–function relationships. In this project, selected gene products will be characterized in detail. In particular, spectroscopic techniques will be applied to the study of purified LHCII protein variants, including state-of-the-art steady‑state absorption/fluorescence spectroscopy and spectral deconvolution, transient absorption spectroscopy, and fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy.

Structural modifications that give rise to specific spectroscopic features will be analyzed by (i) molecular modelling and (ii) direct structural analysis by cryo‑EM.

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• a) Master’s Degree Agri‑food Biotechnology (LM‑7) or Industrial Biotechnology (LM‑8) [Laurea Magistrale o a ciclo unico awarded pursuant to Art. 3(1n), Ministerial Decree no. 270 of 22/10/04], obtained no more than six years before the expiry date of this call;
• b) Possession of a curriculum suitable for assisting in carrying out research activities;
• c) Knowledge of the following foreign language:
  English.

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The competition will be carried out by an evaluation of titles and examination by means of an interview.