STAFF SCIENTIST: X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY

Laboratoire Europèen de Biologie Molèculaire
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Europisches Laboratorium für Molekularbiologie

EMBL/V/98/48
July 1998

VACANCY NOTICE

Member States of EMBL (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) are advised that applications are being sought for the following position at the Hamburg Outstation:

STAFF SCIENTIST: ABSORPTION X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

Duty Station: Hamburg, Germany

Commencing Date: January 1999

Job Description: The EMBL Hamburg Outstation carries out research in structural biology, making use of the special properties of synchrotron radiation. It operates seven beam lines at the DORIS storage ring that are fully available to the international user community and in-house research activities. The current post is in the unit for X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS).

The successful candidate will be expected:

• to carry out independent research projects in molecular structural biology, in particular taking advantage of the EXAFS facilities. Project proposals on structural studies of metallo proteins making complimentary use of techniques available at the Hamburg Outstation, in particular EXAFS and X-ray crystallography, are encouraged. Projects can be in collaboration with other research groups from EMBL and from the external user community;
• to participate in the external user support of the EXAFS beam line and to be involved in further development of this beam line.

Qualifications & Experience: Applicants should have a PhD, sufficient postdoctoral training, significant research accomplishments and extensive expertise in spectroscopic methods with synchrotron radiation.

Contract: An initial contract of 3 years' duration will be offered to the successful candidate. This can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of the review.

Closing date: 30.09.1998

Further information can be obtained from

Dr. Matthias Wilmanns
fax: ++49 40 89902 149
email: wilmanns@embl-hamburg.de
www: http://www.embl-hamburg.de

EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity organisation.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, including a description of current and planned research activities, and names and addresses of three referees, quoting ref. no. 98/48. to:

The Head of Human Resources, EMBL, Postfach 10.2209, D - 69012 Heidelberg
Fax: +49 6221 387555; Tel.: +49 6221 387 208; email: jobs@EMBL-Heidelberg.de
http://www.embl-hamburg.de/ExternalInfo/job-vacancy.html

Posted on August 28, 1998 by Wolfram Meyer-Klaucke (Wolfram.Meyer-Klaucke@embl-hamburg.de)