About us:

Our lab is based at the Walther-Straub-Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, right in the center of Munich. The institute belongs to the Faculty of Medicine of LMU Munich

We are looking for you:

PhD student and Postdoc positions for the study of human ion channels using cryo-electron microscopy (m/f/x)

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• You will clone various human ion channels and optimize their expression and purification with the goal to purify functional, high-purity and -quality channel proteins for cryo-EM and other biophysical experiments (such as single-channel recordings).
• You will make cryo-EM preparations and screen these using either cryo-EM or negative-stain EM.
• You will select the best specimens for cryo-EM data collection and then process the data to high-resolution maps.
• You will use these maps to build molecular structural models.
• Using this data, you will write manuscripts for publication in high-impact peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• You will present your data at conferences.

Applications for scholarships and research grants from group members will be encouraged and actively supported.

Your qualifications:

Our lab at LMU Munich has openings for prospective PhD students as well as postdoc positions. Our lab at LMU Munich has openings for prospective PhD students as well as postdoc positions. Join us to study ion channel structure and function using a combination of cryo-electron microscopy and other biophysical methods. We are looking for hard-working scientists (PhD students and postdocs) to join our lab – ideally with prior experience in mammalian cell culture work, molecular biology, protein biochemistry and/or structural biology (of any sort).

Benefits:

We are a newly established lab with easy access to any needed cryo-EM preparation tool (provided by our lab) as well as to cryo-EM screening (across the road) and collection facilities (short public transport ride away). Live in one of Europe's most vibrant cities whilst conducting research at the top-ranked university in Germany (ARWU Shanghai Ranking 2024). The compensation is based on TV-L group 13 (see also Entgelttabelle des Tarifsvertrags der Länder, with levels to be determined based on applicant’s expertise).

For a quick overview of the pi’s previous work: ORCID.org and Google Scholar

People with disabilities who are equally as qualified as other applicants will receive preferential treatment.

Contact:

Happy to answer any questions.
Deadline for applications is February 14th, 2025; however, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.
Interested candidates should submit a CV, motivation letter, and contact details of at least two referees to neuberger@lmu.de.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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