Post-doctoral Position at University of Patras, Greece

> SELECTION OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
> REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
> [Greece]
> [''Ab initio'' structure solution from electron diffraction data obtained by a combination of automated diffraction tomography and precession technique]
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> A post-doctoral position with a focus on the structural determination of nano-crystalline materials by means of electron diffraction is available immediately at the Department of Biology, Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece (http://www.upatras.gr/index/page/id/5).
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> Using a combination of the recently developed automated diffraction tomography (ADT) module with precession electron technique (PED), quasi-kinematical 3D diffraction datasets of nano-crystalline materials may be collected. The lattice cell parameters and their orientation within the datasets can be found automatically. The extracted intensities are used for ''ab initio'' structure analysis by direct methods.
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> This position aims to apply and further develop experimental methods and advanced algorithms for the application of the ADT and PED methods on inorganic/ organic nano-crystalline materials. The position offers the opportunity to closely collaborate with:
> • The Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
> • The Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pisa, Italy.
> • The Nanomegas company (http://www.nanomegas.com/).
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> Funding is available for up to 5 years. The starting date is as soon as possible.
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> Candidates should have a recent PhD preferably in physics, crystallography, electron microscopy or a related field. Candidates may be of any nationality. Please send a CV, a short summary of your research experience and two letters of recommendation to Irene Margiolaki (imargiola@upatras.gr, margiolaki@esrf.fr). Further details are available upon request.
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> Relevant publications:
> 1. U. Kolb et al., Ultramicroscopy 107 (2007) 507–513
> 2. U. Kolb et al., Ultramicroscopy 108 (2008) 763–772
> 3. E. Mugnaioli et al., Ultramicroscopy109(2009)758–765
> 4. M. Gemmi et al., Earth and Planetary Science Letters 310 (2011) 422–428
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> Irene Margiolaki
> Lecturer, Department of Biology, Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece
> Tel: +302610997408
> Web site: http://www.biology.upatras.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=83&Itemid=99
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> Visiting Scientist, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France