PhD student in cryo-ET of membrane trafficking at MPI-NAT in Göttingen, DE

European Commission; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading research institute in Germany is seeking a Researcher with an M.Sc. in molecular biology or related fields. You will investigate membrane trafficking complexes using advanced cryo-EM techniques. Candidates must have experience in protein biochemistry and excellent English communication skills. This is a fully funded 3-year contract starting in late 2025.

Leistungen

TVöD salary and benefits

3-year employment contract

Diversity encouragement

Qualifikationen

• M.Sc. in molecular biology, biochemistry or related field (≥ 6-month thesis).
• Proven experience in protein biochemistry, cell biology or similar wet-lab techniques.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; excellent communication and teamwork.
• Ability to drive your project independently.

Aufgaben

• Dissect membrane trafficking complexes using wet-lab and computational methods.
• Utilize cryo-ET sample preparation and data acquisition.
• Combine techniques for resolving complexes in cells and in vitro.

Kenntnisse

Protein biochemistry

Cell biology

Cryo-EM

Programming skills

English proficiency

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

M.Sc. in molecular biology, biochemistry or related field

Tools

Cryo-ET

Cryo-FIB

Confocal cryo-CLEM

Computer cluster

Jobbeschreibung

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Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Science

Organisation/Company Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Science Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Germany Application Deadline 25 Aug 2025 - 23:00 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week To be defined Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

About us

We investigate the molecular machines that organise intracellular membrane traffic and how pathogens hijack them. Using cryo-ET, cryo-FIB milling, cryo-CLEM, and image processing, we resolve native and reconstituted complexes in cells and in vitro, for example, PMIDs 33762348, 30224749, 32743075, 40234461.

Project

You will dissect membrane trafficking complexes by combining wet-lab techniques (protein biochemistry, cell biology, cryo-ET sample preparation and data acquisition) with computational methods (tomogram segmentation, subtomogram averaging, scripting, model building). Our in-house toolkit includes an Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB, confocal cryo-CLEM, a Glacios (200 keV) and a Titan Krios (300 keV), and a dedicated computer cluster.

Requirements

• M.Sc. in molecular biology, biochemistry or related field (≥ 6-month thesis)
• Proven experience in protein biochemistry, cell biology or similar wet-lab techniques; cryo-EM and programming skills are an advantage
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; excellent communication and teamwork
• Ability to drive your project independently

Offer

• Fully funded initial 3-year employment contract (TVöD salary and benefits) starting Oct–Nov 2025

Send one PDF named Firstname_Lastname_24-25.pdf (cover letter, CV, diploma transcripts, and contact details of ≥ 2 academic referees) until 25 August 2025.

We value diversity and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Science Country Germany Geofield