Postdoctoral Researcher in Serial Crystallography and Dynamic Structural Biology

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland VU Amsterdam Voltijd

About the Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team at VU Amsterdam. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a data processing pipeline for crystallographic data, participating in time-resolved serial crystallography experiments, and taking an active role in the organisation of serial crystallography experiments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement data processing pipelines for crystallographic data
  • Participate in time-resolved serial crystallography experiments and contribute to the analysis of results
  • Organise and coordinate serial crystallography experiments, ensuring timely and efficient completion
  • Investigate the photo-regulatory and molecular responses of various proteins to light irradiation
  • Complement serial crystallography observations with time-resolved spectroscopy

Requirements

  • PhD in physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, biochemistry, or a related discipline
  • Knowledge and experience in structural biology and serial crystallography or large data analysis
  • Advanced knowledge of CrystFEL or DIALS data processing packages is highly desirable
  • Phenix, CCP4
  • Good knowledge of Python or another programming language
  • Interest in working in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Excellent knowledge of English

What We Offer

VU Amsterdam offers a challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. As a researcher at VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research, and service for a better world. And that is valuable. So in return for your efforts, we offer you:

  • A salary of minimum € 3,000 (Scale 10.00) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Researcher 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
  • A position for at least 0.8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year. Afterwards, the possibility of expansion exists.

Additional Benefits

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

  • A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
  • 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
  • Discount on (and occasionally exclusive access to) theater performances and courses at the Griffioen Cultural Center
  • Contribution to commuting expenses
  • Discounts on collective insurances (healthcare- and car insurance)


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