Two postdoc positions in Paris on microfluidics
2021-11-07 08:00 - 2022-04-07 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Dear Softcomp users
We are advertising two postdoc positions in Paris. The first one deals with hydrogels and microfluidics and is located at ESPCI and the second one deals with proteins, interfaces and microfluidics and will be shared between ESPCI and Ecole Normale Supérieure. These positions will start early 2022.
Best regards
Cécile Monteux
CNRS and ESPCI Paris

15 Post-doc positions within the GNeuS project!
2021-11-18 08:00 - 2022-01-15 17:00
Research with neutrons, with its interdisciplinary approach, is indispensable for modern science. Taking into consideration tremendous changes in the European neutron landscape and assuming responsibility for sustainability, the neutron community is nowadays facing an important task to ensure long-term perspectives, that essentially depend on its ability to create a new generation of innovative highly-skilled researchers. To tackle this challenge, Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Technical University Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (Hereon), partners at the Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), are running the Marie-Skłodowska Curie Acton (MSCA) COFUND project “Global Neutron Scientists” (GNeuS) to train young neutron scientists through the establishment of a well-structured postdoctoral research program with a strong interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach and global outreach. Within GNeuS, postdoc grants are offered to solving the grand challenges facing mankind in areas such as environment, energy, key technologies, soft matter and life science as well as improving the existing instrumentation and the ancillary equipments and developing new sources or optimizing the existing ones. During the five year project lifetime and three calls, the three MLZ Partners offer a total of 45 fellowships each with a duration of 24 months.
The GNeuS call N. 1 started on 01.11.2021 and the application submission deadline is on 15.01.2022, and will assign 15 grants.
The call N. 2 and n. 3 will start one and two years later, respectively, and will assign 15 grants each as well.
Please find the links below for detailed information
– The GNeuS portal https://gneus.eu
– Guidelines for applicants https://gneus.eu/guidelines-for-applicants
Application shall be submitted through the GNeuS Online Application System available at https://my.gneus.eu
Contact: GNeuS Management Office email: gneus@mlz-garching.de
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034266.

Protein self-assembly and aggregation in electric fields
2021-12-13 08:00 - 2022-03-31 17:00
We are currently looking for a motivated PhD student or postdoc to work on protein self-assembly and aggregation in electric fields. Some details can be found below. We would be very grateful if you could forward this information to anyone who might be interested in the position.
Details:
The aim of the project is to explore the phase behavior of proteins under the influence of external electric fields: In how far can electric fields be used to direct protein self-assembly into condensed liquid droplets, crystals and aggregates? Depending on the field strength and frequency, several mechanisms are conceivable: field-induced stresses can alter the shape and internal structure of protein molecules, the electric double layer can be deformed giving rise to changes in the electrostatic interactions, and electric torques can align proteins. The effects of the solution conditions (protein concentration, pH, ionic strength) and electric field parameters (strength and frequency) on the proteins, their state diagram and phase transition kinetics will be systematically investigated by the combined use of circular dichroism spectroscopy, optical microscopy, light and X-ray scattering.
The PhD candidate or postdoc will work at the Research Center Juelich within a common project with the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf. We are looking for a highly motivated experimental researcher with a solid background in physics, chemistry, or a related field, preferably with knowledge in soft matter and/or biophysics. Experience with experimental research, especially using microscopy and scattering techniques, as well as excellent communication skills and computer skills will be highly beneficial.
Interested candidates are welcome to contact us and encouraged to send their applications (including a detailed CV and lists of grades) electronically as a single PDF. Applications received by 25 January 2022 will be given full consideration.
Dr. K. Kang (FZ Juelich, k.kang@fz-juelich.de, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cXhAPQ4AAAAJ)
Dr. F. Platten (HHU Duesseldorf, Florian.Platten@hhu.de, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=W7GL23UAAAAJ)
