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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Postdoc in Time-resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy

Overview

‘Molecular Movies of Protein Folding'

Within the Molecular Photonics Group a project sponsored by an ERC Starting Grant is carried out, aiming to develop and apply time-resolved vibrational spectroscopic methods for investigating protein folding.

Protein folding, the process by which a protein assumes its three-dimensional shape, is one of the basic unsolved problems of biophysical research. Many of the structural changes taking place during protein folding, especially during the early stages, are as yet poorly understood. In this research project, time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy will be used to study protein folding. We will trigger the folding, for instance by a temperature jump, and track the folding process in real time using one- and two-dimensional vibrational spectroscopy in combination with site-specific labeling. This will make it possible to obtain a structurally and temporally resolved picture of protein folding, which can be regarded as a 'molecular movie' of the folding process.

Requirements

The candidate should have a relevant PhD degree and experience in time-resolved (preferably vibrational) spectroscopy and nonlinear optics.

Further information

Dr S. Woutersen, +31 (0)20 525 7091, s.woutersen@uva.nl, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


Appointment

Appointment is for a period of 12 months. The salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from €2,379 to €3,755 (salary scale 10) gross per month, based on a full-time employment and depending on expertise and previous experience. The Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities is applicable.

Job application
Applicants are kin
dly requested to motivate why they have chosen to apply for a position in this particular research project. Letters that contain no such motivation will not be answered.

To save paper and the environment, all applications and responses will be sent by email only. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a cover letter. All these should be grouped in one PDF attachment. Please email your application to application-science@uva.nl, please quote the vacancy number in the subject line.

The closing date is 30 November 2010.


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