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01/08/2019
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

PhD Student in Biophysics/Electrophysiology

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  • ORGANISATION/COMPANY
    University of Veterinary Medicine / Institute of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics
  • RESEARCH FIELD
    Biological sciences › Biological engineering
    Chemistry › Biochemistry
    Physics › Biophysics
  • RESEARCHER PROFILE
    First Stage Researcher (R1)
  • APPLICATION DEADLINE
    13/04/2022 23:00 - Europe/Athens
  • LOCATION
    Austria › Vienna
  • TYPE OF CONTRACT
    Temporary
  • JOB STATUS
    Full-time
  • HOURS PER WEEK
    40
  • OFFER STARTING DATE
    01/05/2022
  • EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
    H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
  • MARIE CURIE GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER
    860592

OFFER DESCRIPTION

PhD Student in Biophysics/Electrophysiology
PhD position for 3 years

We invite you to be a part of the EU Research Framework Programme H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions “PROTON”.

https://www.jku.at/institut-fuer-biophysik/forschung/abteilung-fuer-molekulare-biophysik-und-membranbiophysik/forschungsprojekte/proton/

We look for students holding their Master degree in (Bio)Physics, (Bio)Chemistry, Biological Engineering or Molecular Biology and interested in membrane biophysics and structure/function of mitochondrial proteins.

You are eligible to apply if you are: (i) in the first three years (full-time equivalent) of your research career; (ii) have not resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment; iii) are competent in written and spoken English.

Your responsibility will be measurements of the transport function of transmembrane proteins and their mutants in artificial lipid membranes and giant liposomes.

For an exact description of the project please see https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/biophysik/forschung/arbeitsgruppe-univ-prof-drmed-elena-e-pohl/projekte/eu-marie-curie-proton

Please send your application

1. Motivation letter

2. Reference letters

3. CurriculumVitae

4. Copies of Bachelor and Master (or state examination) certificates

5. Publications (if available)

to elena.pohl@vetmeduni.ac.at. 0043/1/25077-4571

Please indicate 1-3 persons for the references.

More Information

Additional Information

Benefits

A monthly mobility allowance and - if applicable - a family allowance will be paid in addition.

 

 

 

Selection process

Initial Skype Interview

Presentation of Master Thesis

Discussion of Research Paper

Additional comments

FINANCES:

The full-time position is limited to 3 years.

The third year of the PhD studies will be funded separately. The salary will be paid according to the Austrian Science Fund's rules (https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/research-funding/personnel-costs), i.e., the employment reduces to 30 hours per week.

 

For an introduction to the topic please see recent publications

  1. Kreiter, J., Beitz, E., Pohl, E.E.@ (2020). A Fluorescence-Based Method to Measure ADP/ATP Exchange of Recombinant Adenine Nucleotide Translocase in Liposomes. Biomolecules: 10(5):E685, doi: 10.3390/biom10050685

  2. Kreiter, J., Rupprecht, A., Zimmermann, L., Moschinger, M., Rokitskaya, T. I., Antonenko, Y. N., Gille, L., Fedorova, M., Pohl, E. E.@ (2019). Molecular mechanisms responsible for the dual pharmacological effect of genipin on mitochondrial proteins. Biophys. J. 117, 10, 1845-1857. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.10.021.

  3. Pohl, EE., Rupprecht, A., Macher, G., Hilse, KE (2019) Important Trends in UCP3 Investigation. Front Physiol. 2019; 10:470

  4. Macher, G., Koehler, M., Rupprecht, A., Kreiter, J., Hinterdorfer, P., Pohl, E.E. (2018) Inhibition of mitochondrial UCP1 and UCP3 by purine nucleotides and phosphate. Biochim Biophys Acta 1860, 664–6

Web site for additional job details

http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/biophysik

Requirements

Offer Requirements

  • REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL
    Physics: Master Degree or equivalent
    Biological sciences: Master Degree or equivalent
  • REQUIRED LANGUAGES
    ENGLISH: Good

Skills/Qualifications

i) exceptional academic performance, including qualifications, prizes; ii) subject specific skills and expertise; iii) communication, presentation skills and abilities to work in an international team.

iv) Experience in protein characterization techniques, handling of E.coli, yeast, etc., handling of antibodies, and in electrophysiological techniques is of advantage

Specific Requirements

You are eligible to apply if you are: (i) in the first three years (full-time equivalent) of your research career; (ii) have not resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment; iii) are competent in written and spoken English.

Work location(s)
1 position(s) available at
University of Veterinary Medicine / Institute of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics
Austria
Vienna
1210
Veterinaerplatz 1

EURAXESS offer ID: 433411

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