Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A postdoctoral position is available within the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding
Diseases. The CIHR- and APRI-funded research project in Dr. David Westaway’s
laboratory concerns the pathogenesis of infectious prion disease and biochemical
processes that overlap those of Alzheimer’s Disease. The work will focus upon
proteostatic pathways within neurons and build upon recent publications on the
chemistry of the cellular prion protein and the related shadoo protein (Westaway et al
PLoS Pathogens, 7 (e1002391), 2011; Daude et al PNAS 109: 9035-40, 2012; Mays et
al, J. Clin. Invest.124, 847-858, 2014; Lau et al EMBO Mol Med 2015, in press).
The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit and the successful candidate will
have a strong background in biochemistry, molecular genetics and cell biological
techniques as proven by peer-reviewed publications. Prior experience with primary
neuronal cultures will be advantageous. The University of Alberta is committed to the
principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications
from all qualified women and men, including persons with disabilities, members of visible
minorities, and Aboriginal persons.
The Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases is located within the Brain and
Aging Research Building; it is a multidisciplinary centre with state-of-the art
instrumentation and encompasses six laboratories studying different facets of
neurodegenerative disease and aging.
The University of Alberta is a Top 5 Canadian university and one of the Top 100 in the
world, home to more than 170 graduate programs, 200 undergraduate programs and
450 active student groups. It is located in Edmonton, a city with one million residents
and having one of Canada's strongest economies. The University of Alberta has grown
and thrived in step with Edmonton for more than 100 years.
Replies with curriculum vitae and three letters of reference should be sent to: Dr. David
Westaway, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, Room 204 Brain and Aging
Research Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G2M8, Canada.
Telephone 780-492-9377. Email: david.westaway@ualberta.ca.