[3dem] PhD Position Available @ Engel Lab, Basel Biozentrum

[Ben Engel]

Hi everyone,

We have a PhD position available in our group at the Biozentrum in Basel,
Switzerland (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/__;!!Mih3wA!Gap9y4F95fIDHpGEMXFdNyrsx_prl6mxp5pr5Pce8qVI0UYaMNvWAX4AZOEqKmEPUimRK3YzlLxx2ZtE3i9xsE4$ ).

This PhD project is part of an HFSP-funded study of how thylakoid membranes
adapt to changing light conditions.  The main focus of this student will be
to perform in situ cryo-electron tomography of Chlamydomonas algae cells
exposed to different light intensities, and then to analyze how the
thylakoid membranes are remodeled and repaired from damage.  To get a
feeling for what this cryo-ET data looks like, please see:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elifesciences.org/articles/53740__;!!Mih3wA!Gap9y4F95fIDHpGEMXFdNyrsx_prl6mxp5pr5Pce8qVI0UYaMNvWAX4AZOEqKmEPUimRK3YzlLxx2ZtEouUEhEE$ .  As part of our HFSP consortium,
the student will also interact with a biophysics group in Amsterdam
(Roberta Croce) and a molecular modeling group in Texas (Doran Bennett).

This is an opportunity to learn FIB milling and cryo-ET in an experienced
lab, to try out new deep learning-based analysis approaches, and to dive
into structural studies of photosynthesis with our fun team (
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cellarchlab.com/people.html__;!!Mih3wA!Gap9y4F95fIDHpGEMXFdNyrsx_prl6mxp5pr5Pce8qVI0UYaMNvWAX4AZOEqKmEPUimRK3YzlLxx2ZtESQl5bnQ$ ).  This project will be
co-supervised by our group's senior scientist, Wojciech Wietrzynski.  He's
an expert in both photosynthesis and cryo-ET, and he's a great teacher!
Basel is a very comfortable place to live-- it's a small city, close to
lots of nature, but also very international and welcoming.  And the
Biozentrum is an amazing place to work, with a diverse community of
world-class scientists.

The position is available immediately.  Please drop me an email if you have
any questions.  For applications, please send me a CV (with the names of
two references) as well as a short letter of motivation.

I hope I have piqued your interest!  I would be grateful if you could
forward this information to anyone who might consider applying.

Best regards,
Ben Engel
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cellarchlab.com/__;!!Mih3wA!Gap9y4F95fIDHpGEMXFdNyrsx_prl6mxp5pr5Pce8qVI0UYaMNvWAX4AZOEqKmEPUimRK3YzlLxx2ZtEboMxJ-Q$ 
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