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DESY is one of the world's leading accelerator centres for investigating the structure of matter. DESY develops, builds and operates large accelerator facilities for photon science and particle physics.
Research at DESY relies on the interplay between photon science, particle physics and accelerator physics. DESY looks back on a long tradition in syn- chrotron radiation experiments in a wide range of applications and is currently developing into one of the leading centres in this field worldwide. At present, about 40 beamlines are operated at the storage ring DORIS III and the VUV Free-Electron Laser FLASH. Our new project is the conversion of the PETRA storage ring into one of the most brilliant hard X-ray sources PETRA III.
The position
Requirements
For further information you may also contact Dr. S. Roth (+49 40/8998-2934, stephan.roth@desy.de) or Prof. Dr. E. Weckert (+49 40/8998-4509). The position is limited to 3 years.
Salary and benefits are commensurate with those of public service organi-
sations in Germany. DESY operates flexible work schemes. Handicapped
persons will be given preference to other equally qualified applicants. DESY is
an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications
from women. There is an English-speaking Kindergarten on the DESY site.
Please send your application quoting the reference code,
also by E-Mail to:
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Human Resources Department j Code: 27/2008
Notkestrase 85 j 22607 Hamburg j Germany Phone: +49 40/8998-3392
E-Mail:
Deadline for applications: 21 April 2008
www.desy.de
The University of Geneva has an opening for a position of Senior Lecturer (Maître d'enseignement et de recherche) in chemical crystallography. Details available as PDF file.
A 3-year post-doc position in mineralogical crystallography, starting n September-October 2008, is open to investigate long period polytypes of oxybiotite from the Ruiz Peak, New Mexico.
Candidates must fulfil some conditions, namely:
The amount of the PhD grant is about 1100 euros per month (all taxes already subtracted).
Contact Massimo Nespolo for further detail and to submit an application.
The European Science Foundation (ESF) invites applications for a Science Officer - GeoSciences for the European Collaborative Research Scheme (EUROCORES)
The European Science Foundation (ESF) is an association of 75 major national research organisations in 30 European countries, with offices in Strasbourg (France) and Brussels (Belgium).
ESF is the platform for its Member Organisations for joint science strategy development. It acts as a catalyst for the development of science by bringing together leading scientists and funding agencies to debate, plan and implement new pan-European scientific and science policy initiatives.
The European Collaborative Research (EUROCORES) scheme allows research funding organisations in Europe and beyond to support top-class research across all scientific areas, by matching the needs articulated by the scientific community with their strategic priorities. The scheme provides a flexible framework for researchers from Europe to address questions which are the best addressed in larger-scale collaborative research programmes. The EUROCORES scheme is currently supported by the EC Sixth Framework Programme.
The principal success factors of this position are for its jobholder to demonstrate abilities to mobilise and support researchers and ESF Member Organisations, through promoting research collaboration in an inter- and multi-disciplinary environment across Europe and beyond in the research area of EUROCORES themes; to impartially support the ESF peer review processes and to represent the Foundation to the European research community and to Member Organisations.
This position will involve:
The successful jobholder should demonstrate the following competences:
Specific competences
Inter-personal competences:
This full time position is offered for a short term contract ending 31st December 2008, preferably starting beginning of October 2007.
The place of work is Strasbourg, France.
The salary level will be based on experience and qualifications of the successful candidate and will follow ESF terms and conditions.
Please send your application by 17 September 2007 to quoting the following reference identifier SOECLESC or to ESF, Human Resources Unit - 1 quai Lezay-Marnesia, BP 90015, F-67080 Strasbourg France.
Interviews will be held in Strasbourg in the week starting 24th September 2007.
A post-doctoral position for structural studies related to actin-cytoskeleton dynamic is available at the Laboratory of Structural Enzymology and Biochemistry (LEBS), CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, close to Paris. Starting date: April 2007. CNRS funding is for 34 months. Annual gross salary: 25 800 euros.
Job description
The highly dynamic polymerization of ATP-actin is essential for a variety of cellular processes, including formation of membrane protrusions required for example for cell migration or endocytosis. The research proposal explores the structural mechanisms supporting motile processes by site-directed actin assembly and regulation of actin cytoskeleton dynamic. These structural studies are pursued within an internationally renowned group on actin cytoskeleton dynamics in tight combination with dynamic analysis using biochemical and biophysical methods (www.lebs.cnrs-gif.fr/carlier/carliereng.html). We target the structure of actin in functional complexes with actin-nucleators such as processive formins [Romero et al. (2004) Cell. 119, 419-29] or with WASP-homology 2 (WH2) domain containing proteins such as the G-actin-sequestering thymosin Beta4 [Hertzog M. et al. (2004) Cell 117, 611-23]. First stable constructs are now available for crystallization and biochemical studies and need to be further extended.
The laboratory provides state-of-the-art equipment for protein expression, purification and characterisations by biochemical and biophysical methods. Crystallization robotics and X-ray diffraction equipment are available in-house and we have regular access to synchrotron sources.
Skills required
We are seeking a motivated applicant with strong experimental lab skills in standard methods of molecular biology, protein expression and purification, and interest for biochemistry. An additional experience in protein crystallization and/or crystallography would be an advantage.
Location
The laboratory is located in a very pleasant green setting within the large CNRS campus of Gif-sur-Yvette which is 40 mn away from Paris via local railway (RER B). We benefit from a dynamic scientific surrounding, in close vicinity to both Orsay University, the Atomic Energy Commissariat (CEA) center of Saclay and the SOLEIL synchrotron (5 min away).
Contact:
Interested candidates should send a formal application, including a CV, areas of expertise, a statement of research interest, and names and contact information for three references, to: Louis Renault ( ), Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales (LEBS), Bat. 34, CNRS, 1, avenue de la Terrasse, 91 198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, FRANCE. Phone: (+)33-1 69 82 34 89. I will also be happy to provide further information to interested candidates.
RESEARCH & APPLICATIONS SCIENTIST
The CCDC is an independent organisation that compiles the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and develops software applications in structural chemistry and molecular modelling. Our products are distributed worldwide to both academic and industrial customers.
We seek a creative scientist to carry out novel research that will demonstrate the value of the Cambridge Structural Database System and our other crystallography-related products. Results will be published in the open literature and used to develop applications examples. You will also contribute to the scientific testing and support of CCDC products, and develop strong scientific interactions with our customer base.
You will represent the CCDC at major national and international conferences, participate in visits to customer sites, and make scientific presentations at all levels.
The successful candidate will have a strong chemical and crystallographic background to PhD level or equivalent, with experience in structure solution from single-crystal and/or powder data. The position requires a friendly outgoing team player with well-developed oral and written communications skills.
Established in 1965, the CCDC now employs 50 staff in a lively working environment. We offer competitive salaries, a final salary pension scheme and health insurance benefits.
Applications should include full educational details, employment history, a publications list and the names of two referees. They should be addressed to Dr S A Salisbury, Business Director, CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ. Applications should arrive no later than 27 November 2006. We plan to conduct interviews during the week beginning 4 December 2006.
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Université Paris XI, Centre d'études pharmacéutiques, Physico-Chimie-Pharmacotechnie-Biopharmacie, UMR CNRS 8612 and École centrale Paris Laboratoire SPMS UMR CNRS 8580 Châtenay-Malabry FRANCE
The two collaborating laboratories invite applications for a 12 months postdoctoral position. The postdoctoral fellowship will be funded by the ANR (French National Research Agency). We encourage applications from candidates with backgrounds in crystallography of single crystals and powder diffraction resolutions (Rietveld method on small organic molecules). The candidate should have an experience in both experimental and refinement aspects.
The research program concerns applications of crystallography in the field of pharmaceutical crystalline materials (organic and metallo-organic molecules).
Applications should include a CV with a list of publications and two letters of recommendation from two persons familiar with the candidate's work.
If you are interested, please contact
Prof Nour Eddine Ghermani
e-mail :
We expect an opening of a postdoc position in the "Theory of Minerals at Extreme Conditions" group at the Laboratory of Crystallography, ETH Zürich, starting approximately from June 2006. We seek a highly motivated researcher, ideally with a good background in high-pressure physics and/or ab initio simulations. Additional experience with computational methods is an advantage. The length of appointment is 3 years (extension is possible), with starting salary around 75000 SFr (ca 60000 USD), depending on experience.
The job is related to the application of the crystal structure prediction methodology (and the corresponding computer code) developed by our group. This novel methodology allows one to predict stable crystal structures at any pressure just from the knowledge of the chemical composition and is thus a very powerful tool to investigate matter at extreme conditions. The offered job will involve systematic application of this methodology to study minerals at high pressure, as well as other systems of fundamental and applied interest. Much of this work will be done in collaboration with experimentalists. Our group has world-class supercomputing facilities and a very dynamic research programme.
Applicants should submit (preferably by e-mail) a letter of application,
CV with a list of publications, and the names and addresses of at least
two referees to:
Dr. Artem R. Oganov, Senior Researcher and Lecturer;
Group Leader
Laboratory of Crystallography, Department of Materials, ETH
Hoenggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, HCI G 515, Zürich CH-8093,
Switzerland.
E-mail: .
The laboratory of Crystallography at the University of Geneva has an open Ph.D. position for investigation of novel intermetallic hydrides with high hydrogen content. The average and local crystal structures of the hydrides will be studied by the X-ray and neutron powder diffraction including the analysis of the total scattering and modelling of the Atomic Pair Distribution Function. The position is available from April 2005 or according to the candidate availability. The successful applicant should have a degree equivalent to the university diploma. A good background in general crystallography and solid state chemistry/physics and an additional capability of computer programming (language c++) would be an advantage. The theoretical work includes further development of the computer program FOX. The experimental work will be done at various synchrotron and neutron radiation sources in Europe (ESRF and ILL Grenoble, PSI Villigen etc).
More information about the Laboratory of Crystallography of the University of Geneva is available at http://www.unige.ch/sciences/crystal/.
To apply, please contact:
Radovan Cerny
Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva
24, quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
Phone : [+[41] 22] 379 64 50, FAX : [+[41] 22] 379 61 08
e-mail:
URL: http://www.unige.ch/sciences/crystal/cerny/rcerny.htm
The School of Materials Engineering is seeking a scientist to fill a research fellow position in Solid State Chemistry/Mineralogy/Materials Science. This interdisciplinary position encompasses 3 roles:
All duties require expertise in crystallography and powder X-ray diffraction and these will be the primary criterion for evaluation of candidates.
Salary will range from S$45,500 - $70,000. (Singapore dollars) per annum depending on experience. In addition, a variable salary component and bonus of between 1-2 months will be payable. Medical insurance and return airfare will also be provided.
Applications, including curriculum vitae and copies of recent research publications, should be sent to Dr. Tim White by e-mail at . To receive full consideration, applications must be received by December 31, 2004, although the search will continue until the position is filled. Starting date will be immediate.
Opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows and visiting Scientists in protein expression and crystallography, and structural biology of metabolic diseases, steroid metabolism, lipid metabolism, cancer, and malarial disease.
Details here
The Italian National Research Council (CNR), through IC (Institute of Crystallography) is offering some fellowships mainly focused onto the study and development of crystallographic methods. An opportunity of training in this area will be offered to post-graduate fellows in Physics, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Material Science, Biotechnologies to improve their knowledge of methods and techniques in crystallography.
Their activities will be focused mainly on crystal structure solution, powder diffraction data analysis, properties of policrystalline materials, quantitative analysis and study and development of
Techniques for proteins structure determination.
The fellows will be hosted at CNR-IC, an institute of the Italian National Research Council, where they will join a group of researchers and PhD students. Fellows will be expected to attend and to give seminars and to be fully integrated into the scientific activities of the Institute, having thus the opportunity of joining one of the major European groups in crystallography, with an outstanding research reputation.
Research and training opportunities will be offered in the following areas:
These fellowships will be offered on behalf of the "Marie Curie Development Host Fellowships Programme" available under the Fifth Framework Programme funded by the European Community.
The fellow must be pursuing studies for a PhD-level degree and the stay must be directly relevant to the doctoral studies pursued. The stay at CNR-IC or CNR-ISC (Institute for Structural Chemistry) must be recognised as an integral part of the doctoral studies as confirmed in writing by the supervisor of the doctoral studies in the home university.
The duration of each fellow's project is between 3 and 12 months and fellows must be nationals of a Member or Associated State or able to provide proof of having resided in one of the Member States for at least the last five years prior to their selection. In case of non EU/Associated State national, he/she is not eligible if he/she was residing in Italy for more than two years inthe last five years immediately prior to the selection date.
The training activities are expected to be carried out at CNR-IC (Bari) and at CNR ISC (Montelibretti, Rome), under the co-ordination of Prof. Carmelo Giacovazzo.
The indicative gross monthly subsistence allowance will be 1200 Euro plus some allowance for travel.
For any additional details please write to:
Maria Grazia Distante (
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The fellows selected by the hosts must meet the following criteria at the time of selection:
1. Nationality or residenceFellows must be nationals of a Member or Associated State (see lists of Member and Associated States in section 3.1), or be able to provide proof of having resided in Member States for at least the last five years prior to their selection by the host (e.g. national residing permits; employment contracts, university registration, etc.). Fellows should ensure that they are able to fulfil the immigration and visa requirements for the Member or Associated State in which the host institution is located.
2. MobilityFellows may not carry out their fellowship in the country of their nationality and his/her recent centre of activity. Hosts cannot appoint researchers who have carried out their normal activity (work, studies etc.) in the country where the research is going to take place for more than 12 months in the two years immediately prior to their selection by the host. For Marie Curie Training Sites, fellows may not carry out their fellowship in the country where they normally pursue their doctoral studies. Additionally, nationals of an Associated State may only carry out their fellowship in a Member State.
3. Age limitThe fellow must be of age 35 years or less. However, allowance, in this respect, is made for time actually served in compulsory military or civil service and for childcare with a maximum of 2 years per child for the actual time spent off work.
Member StatesThere are 25 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, United Kingdom.
Associated StatesThere are 5 Associated States: Switzerland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway.
Candidate countries are 4: Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey.
For latest information on entry into force of these agreements, please consult: http://www.cordis.lu/fp5/src/3rdcountries.htm
