Postdoc: Lead Serial ED on Tabletop Protein Crystallography

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e); Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 49,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension scheme

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

Leave: 29→41 days/year

On-campus child care

Sports center access

Wellbeing support (OpenUp)

Job summary

TU/e invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to lead the implementation of Serial ED on a new pulsed electron source setup. You will join the Coherence and Quantum Technology group within the Department of Applied Physics and Science Education in Eindhoven, working closely with PhD candidates and technicians.

The project explores time-resolved protein crystallography with electrons, on a table-top platform.

Qualifications

• Motivated researcher with a PhD in serial ED (or microED), preferably on protein crystals.
• Experience or proven affinity with method development and/or instrumentation development.
• Ability to work in a team, openness to new ideas, and ability to communicate with people outside your field.
• Take initiative and manage your own workload.
• Experience with mechanical/optical design, complex optical setups, charged particle optics, lasers and nonlinear optics, high vacuum or high voltage is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead on the implementation of Serial ED on the new setup.
• Embed in a team with two PhD candidates, the PI, and experienced technicians.
• Contribute to development and execution within the Coherence and Quantum Technology group.

Skills

Scientific research

Experimentation

Communication

Leadership

Education

PhD in serial ED or microED (protein crystals)

Tools

Mechanical design

Optical design

Complex optical setups

Charged particle optics

Lasers

Nonlinear optics

High vacuum

High voltage

Job description

TU/e invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to lead the implementation of Serial ED on a new pulsed electron source setup. You will join the Coherence and Quantum Technology group within the Department of Applied Physics and Science Education in Eindhoven, working closely with PhD candidates and technicians.

The project explores time-resolved protein crystallography with electrons, on a table-top platform.