[leish-l] Fwd: postdoctoral position

[Jeffrey Shaw]

>x-sender: mhommel at pop1.liv.ac.uk
>x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, January 22, 1998
>From: M.Hommel <m.hommel at liverpool.ac.uk>
>To: "Jeffrey Jon Shaw" <jeffreyj at usp.br>
>
>Postdoctoral position available for a period of 2 years
>(Marie Curie award for EU, non-UK applicants)
>Contract Number QLK2-CT-2001-60087
>Core Project Title      DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIGEN DETECTION KITS FOR THE
>DIAGNOSIS OF LEISHMANIASIS
>
>Post-doctoral position for the development and production of antigen
>detection kits for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. The programme
>of work continues and expands cooperative research undertaken by Kalon
>Biological Ltd and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, which has
>led to the development of Katex, a latex agglutination test for the
>detection of leishmanial antigen in the urine. The applicant will be
>expected to work in both locations, thus acquiring experience in both
>fundamental immunological studies, field trial design and industrial
>assay manufacturing.
>The position is for two years and is available to nationals from EU and
>affiliated countries other than the UK. Applicants should have a PhD or
>four years relevant post-graduate experience in Biochemistry,
>Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology or related disciplines. Please
>apply with a detailled CV and a brief letter indicating how your skills
>and experience to date will contribute to this project.
>
>Note: Although employed by Kalon Biologicals Ltd, the successful
>applicant will be expected to work mostly at the Liverpool School of
>Tropical Medicine.
>
>Deadline for applications: 15 March 2002
>
>Coordinator (to whom applications should be sent):
>Dr James Carney
>Kalon Biological Ltd
>Aldershot
>United Kingdom
>jcarney at kalonbiological.demon.co.uk
>
>Collaborators at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine:
>Dr Michael Chance and Professor Marcel Hommel
>mchance at liverpool.ac.uk
>mhommel at liv.ac.uk
>
>Further details on Commission website www.cordis.lu/improving