A Jr. Specialist position with competitive salary and benefits is available immediately in Dr. Scott Pogan's Laboratory at the School of Medicine of the University of California Riverside. Dr. Pogan's research surrounds infectious disease and development of therapeutic measures to address such diseases. The Junior Specialist will be responsible for characterizing viral and human proteins to include those involved in immune response. This will include solving atomic level structures of antibody and antigen interactions as well as protein engineering. This appointment in a non-senate series. Dr. Pegan has a successful training record and his former trainees have secured independent faculty, pharmaceutical/biotech industry,