A PhD position in the structural biology of signal regulation by the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) protein (for overview see: Ratner & Miller, 2015, Nat Rev Cancer. 15, 290-301) is available at the Division of Biological Chemistry of the Biocenter at Innsbruck Medical University . The project is about the 3D-characterization of a recently identified protein complex (Dunzendorfer et al., 2016, PNAS 113, 7497-7502; Stowe et al., 2012, Genes & Development 26, 1421-1426) employing biomolecular crystallography, biochemistry and potentially cell biology. Funding is available for initially 3 years. Salary is according to the fwf-salary scheme. The successful candidate will be member of our Molecular Cell Biology and Oncology (MCBO) graduate program (www.mcbo.at). For inquiries/application please contact: Klaus.Scheffzek[at]i-med.ac.at. Evaluation of applications will start April 10, 2017 and continue until the position is filled.