DNA-Associated Enzymes under Mechanical Stress Studied with the Help of DNA Origami

Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich is offering a PhD fellowship for a motivated, creative, and flexible student who is interested in conducting research within the emerging and interdisciplinary field of DNA Nanotechnology. The PhD programme is fully funded by EScoDNA (www.EScoDNA.eu), which is an Initial Training Network (ITN) under the European Commission's Marie Curie Actions research fellowship programme.

Qualifications and specific competences:
The applicant for this project should hold a master (or equivalent) in (bio-)physics or (bio-)chemistry. She/He ideally has acquired experience with artificial protein-DNA interactions or DNA-based self-assembly during her/his master thesis. Experimental knowledge of force spectroscopy (AFM, optical or magnetic tweezers), electron microscopy or single-molecule visualization techniques is desirable.

Requirements:
At the time of recruitment the candidate must: be in the first 4 years of their research career; have not yet been awarded a doctoral degree; have not resided or carried out their main activity in Germany for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years.

Place of employment and place of work:
The PhD student is hosted by Department og Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany.
Contacts:
Professor Tim Liedl; [Email Address Removed]; Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.

EScoDNA registration:
All applicants to EScoDNA positions must also register at EScoDNA. Follow this link (http://escodna.eu/available-positions/) in order to read about the procedure.

Application deadline:
May 31 2013

Application site:
http://www.cens.de/careers/phd/