X-FEL nanocrystallography SwissFEL

From: Schertler Gebhard
Date: 14 June 2012 22:34

UNIVERSITÄT BASEL - PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE

Professor in Nano-Diffraction

of Biological Specimens

The University of Basel and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland invite applications for a Professor­ship in the area of Nano-Diffraction of Biological Speci­mens. We are considering applications at a tenure-track assistant or associate professor level. The position will be shared between the University of Basel and the PSI. It will be integrated into the research environment at the Biozentrum and the Swiss Nanosciences Institute (SNI) of the University of Basel and the Biology and Chemistry Department at PSI. The successful candi­date will be responsible for coordinating the design and operation of the biological end-station at the Swiss free electron laser (SwissFEL) at the PSI. The ideal candidate will develop a nano-diffraction setup for biomolecular samples (e.g. nanocrystals and suspensions of single particles, or viruses) for femto-second x-ray diffraction studies using free electron laser technology, and will have his/her own biological project of interest. The infrastructure of the Biomolecular Research Laboratory at PSI will support the research activities of the new professor. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at the Uni­versity of Basel and will engage in collaborative projects between the University of Basel and the PSI.

The University of Basel and the PSI offer an outstand­ing scientific environment and an attractive research endowment, and Switzerland provides a high standard of living and a superb cultural atmosphere. Applications, including CV, list of publications and a short research summary, should be sent by e-mail (pdf or zip) to Prof. Martin Spiess, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel, Switzerland, to dekanat-philnatATunibas.ch. For informal enquiries please contact Prof. Henning Stahlberg (henning.stahlbergATunibas.ch,Or Prof. Gebhard Schertler (gebhard.schertlerATpsi.ch).

The deadline for receipt of applications is August 31, 2012. Applications from female candidates are particu­larly welcomed.

UNI

BASEL

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE