Available Positions

We are: a fun, creative, and interdisciplinary team working at the interface of systems biology, protein structure, and synthetic biology. Our lab has excellent funding and state-of-the-art instruments.

We are now looking for: a research associate to be in charge of ambitious research projects, promote the lab's organization, perpetuate the know-how, and mentor new students.

Your profile: you have a passion for proteins, a solid publication track record, great communication and interpersonal skills. Experience with yeast, microscopy, and/or programming are definite pluses.

About the Weizmann Institute: It is a world-leading institution with 250+ research groups. Ranked worldwide #3 by Nature index, #6 by Nature innovation index, and #9 by the Leiden Ranking for research quality. It offers an outstanding environment with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Situated on a beautiful campus with a vibrant and international atmosphere. It is well suited for families.

In a single yeast cell, the protein machinery is made of an estimated 50,000,000 protein molecules. Understanding how these proteins are organized in space and time with respect to each other to bring about life is a tremendous challenge central to biology, and at the core of our research.

In order to understand principles of protein organization inside cells, we use both in vivo and in silico approaches. These involve biochemistry, protein engineering, genetics, high-throughput screens, as well as in silico analyses of biological data - in particular of structural and network data.

You can check the web-site for more information: www.elevylab.org

The classic quote from Richard Feynman "What I cannot create I do not understand" best summarizes the motivation for this project, which goal is to design a chaperone based on a protein that is not itself a chaperone. This should reveal what properties are key to chaperones and thereby provide a proof that we understand how chaperones function.