PhD position

Highlights:

1. The project is focused at resolving and controlling the dynamic processes taking place upon irradiation of bulk heterojunction blends of narrow bandgap polymers and fullerene derivatives.

2. The various dynamic processes will be unraveled with ultrafast visible – 2D IR optical spectroscopy and single-molecule microscopy. A candidate should have a hands-on experience with lasers and strong theoretical skills in modeling light-matter interactions.

3. For further information and applications please contact Dr. Maxim Pshenichnikov at M.S.Pchenitchnikov@rug.nl or Prof. Paul H.M. van Loosdecht at mailto:p.h.m.van.loosdrecht@rug.nl

PhD in Design of bio-inspired nanopores at University of Groningen

Highlights:

1. Place: Molecular Dynamics Group, University of Groningen
Promotor: Prof. S.J. Marrink
Duration: 4 years
Start: july-dec 2009
Applications: email CV to s.j.marrink@rug.nl

2. Requirements: solid background in biophysics

3. Abstract: In a collaborative project, pH-sensitive, light-modulated and redox switches will be conjugated into pore forming peptides, peptide mimics and channel proteins to engineer selectivity and to allow controlled opening and closing of the pore. Lipids will be designed and synthesized that form robust membranes which are suitable hosts for the peptides and proteins. The PhD student will apply multiscale Molecular Dynamics simulations techniques to analyse the pore properties and help in the design of this promising class of bio-inspired nanopores.

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PhD position available in Advances in multi-scale modeling

Highlights:

1. Place: Molecular Dynamics Group, University of Groningen

Promotor: Prof. S.J. Marrink

Duration: 4 years

Start: july-dec 2009

Applications: email CV to s.j.marrink@rug.nl

2. Requirements: a solid background in biophysics; expertise in programming is useful.

3. Aim: To develop multiscale force fields and methodology that extends the accessible time and length scale for simulations of biomolecular systems while retaining atomic detail.

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Postdoctral in bioorganic hybrid materials

Highlights:

1. The Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering group within the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, invites applications for several Postdoctoral and PhD Student Positions in the field of bioorganic hybrid materials for diagnostics and drug delivery.

2. Two 2-year postdoctoral positions and two PhD student positions are available from October 2009 to investigate the properties of DNA/synthetic polymer hybrid materials. These bioorganic structures that are fabricated by methods from organic and polymer chemistry as well as techniques from molecular biology are examined for several applications including (i) programmable polymeric membranes, (ii) diagnostic devices with high sensitivity and selectivity for biomolecule analytes, and (iii) drug delivery vehicles for small molecular weight drugs and biologicals like siRNA.