Jobs in Structural Biology and Related Fields

Postdoctoral Position with FAPESP Fellowship in Structural Biology

Brazil

Application deadline: 23 Mar 2026

A postdoctoral position with a FAPESP fellowship is available for research on the determination of three-dimensional structures of luciferases and photoproteins, within the framework of the FAPESP Thematic Project “Bioluminescence: biodiversity; metabolic origin; structure/function and engineering of luciferases; applications in biosensors, bioassays and environmental bioindication.”

Applicants should have experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Determination of protein three-dimensional structures by X-ray crystallography
• Heterologous expression and purification of proteins
• Biophysical techniques applied to the study of protein structure and function

The project will be conducted in Brazil, at the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo, part of the University of São Paulo, located in São Paulo, Brazil. The research will be supervised by Atílio Tomazini (IF-USP) and Vadim Viviani (UFSCar).

The opportunity is open to Brazilian and international candidates who obtained their PhD degree within the last seven years. The selection process will take place from March 9 to March 23, 2026, with an expected immediate start date.

Interested candidates should send the following documents in PDF format:

• Motivation letter
• Curriculum Vitae or FAPESP Curriculum Summary (Súmula Curricular model)
• Copy of the PhD thesis

Applications should be sent to Prof. Atílio Tomazini (atilio.tomazini@usp.br), with a copy to Prof. Vadim Viviani (viviani@ufscar.br).