Low-dose multidimensional Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) of light and soft matter

Recent years have brought breathtaking innovations to the field of TEM: By aberration correction, subatomic details are resolvable, and by ultrafast cameras (~5000 frames/sec) multidimensional data combining real and diffraction space can be recorded. Within the faculty of Chemistry and an international cooperation network, the candidate will characterize the structure of weak phase object under low-dose conditions in the TEM and advance the spatial resolution and signal/noise ratio in the imaging of proteins, DNA, 2D materials partly under cryogenic conditions. In particular, novel techniques such as electron ptychography or differential phase contrast (DPC) are to be applied experimentally, which is to be compared with realistic simulations using existing software for unique interpretation.

Requirements: Master Degree in Chemistry or Physics, ability to work proactively within a team of electron micrcospists, education in optics, solid state chemistry/physics or scattering theory beneficial, experience or affinity for programming (e.g. Python, Matlab).

Position: TV-L E13 50%

Earliest entry date: as soon as possible

Group: Prof. Knut Müller-Caspary, LMU Chemistry – Physical Chemistry

Link to Prof. Müller-Caspary's webpage: https://physchem.cup.uni-muenchen.de/mueller-caspary/

Application procedure

All candidates have to apply via the online application tool of the LMU GraduateCenter. Other forms of application will not be accepted.