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Structural Investigation of Biosamples with X-Rays - Student at Cracow, INP

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Field of Interest:cond-mat
Deadline: 2017-12-08
Region: Europe

Job description:

We invite applications for a PhD position on structural investigation of bio/nanomolecules, both experimentally and theoretically, within the interdisciplinary project on the interaction of x-ray radiation with biosamples.

 

Over the years, picosecond pulses from synchrotron light sources have been enabling investigation of many biosamples, delivering valuable information on their structure, with wide applications, also to biology and medicine. Recently, the next-generation light sources, free-electron lasers (FELs) have opened new horizons in studying structure of matter, in particular, in a time-resolved way. Experiments performed with FELs in a pump-probe scheme make possible to study temporal progress of various reactions and transitions, e.g., the radiation-induced changes within biosamples on femtosecond timescales. The aim of this project is to investigate suchradiation-induced changes within large irreproducible samples which are of great interest both for synchrotron and FEL research. The large size of these samples has been so far a bottleneck for their investigation with computational tools. Here, we aim to overcome this difficulty with a dedicated simulation scheme, and then to verify the predictionsobtained with our model bytheir comparison with experimental data. This project will be performed in a collaboration with the experimental group at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow (Poland) and with the theory group at the Center for Free-Electron-Laser Science at DESY in Hamburg(Germany). Dedicated measurements are planned at synchrotron and FEL facilities to verify model predictions.

 

Candidates, who areinterested to work within an inspiring interdisciplinary environment, with excellent grades andboth theoretical and experimental interests, however, holding a Master Degree in theoretical physics are invited to apply. Good programming skills, proven experience in analytical calculations, good knowledge of English are mandatory. Applications (in English) including: (i) curriculum vitae, (ii) list of publications, (iii) copies of academic certificates, (iv) up to two letters of reference should be sent per electronic mail to:

 

Prof. Dr. Beata Ziaja-Motyka

CFEL-DESY Theory Group,

DESY, Notkestrasse 85,

22607 Hamburg, Germany

E-mail: ziaja@mail.desy.de

 

This PhD position is affiliated at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Krakow, where the selected candidate will be enrolled into the “International PhD Studies” program. She/he will have to pass the entrance examination to the program. The duration of the PhD position is limited to 4 years. The PhD supervisors are Prof. Dr. Beata Ziaja-Motyka (Theory) and Dr. Eng. Joanna Czapla-Masztafiak (Experiment). Questions on the position details should be addressed to:joanna.czapla@ifj.edu.pl

In particular, the Institute offers a student accommodation for successful candidates.

 

The study program includes scientific stays in the CFEL-DESY Theory Group in Hamburg. Thisgroup develops theoretical and computational tools to predict the behavior of matter exposed to intense electromagnetic radiation. For more details please see http://desy.cfel.de/cfel_theory_division.

 

The application deadline is 8 December 2017.

 

Incomplete applications will not be considered. The expected position start is February 2018.




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