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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Only 1.5 week left to apply (deadline November 8).</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">I have an open position for a PhD student in my newly established group in the Biochemistry division at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We
are looking for enthusiastic applicants with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and experience in protein biochemistry and/or structural biology. The starting date is flexible, but early 2026 or sooner would be preferred. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">In my group, we aim to uncover how the eukaryotic cytoskeleton drives cell migration and adhesion. We combine structural biology with biochemical/biophysical methods
to study the dynamics of actin filament assemblies and membrane proteins. The Biochemistry division of NKI has excellent biochemistry and biophysics facilities, good access to cryo-EM and good computing facilities. We have a vibrant structural biology
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">community; we
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">share lab space and have regular meetings with the Sixma, Perrakis and Joosten groups. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amsterdam is a great city to work and live in. It has a vibrant cultural, sports, music, and club scene, and there are many restaurants and bars. Amsterdam is a very
inclusive city and nearly everyone speaks English. It is also a very compact city: you can bike from the NKI to the old town city center in 15 minutes. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For further information about the position and how to apply, please visit the following link:
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.werkenbijavl.nl/vacatures/phd-student-structural-biology-of-actin-filament-assemblies-to-understand-cell-migration/__;!!Mih3wA!E15b5loOIvs9y2MSQxLC8QonqP5pMguu-BxteJpTMPWOyEEiAte7LnF3o0AhSSvcCWEDv6-P1yaf1OT_U-b_iGOnbQ$" title="https://www.werkenbijavl.nl/vacatures/phd-student-structural-biology-of-actin-filament-assemblies-to-understand-cell-migration/" data-outlook-id="8e4fb67c-874e-4ae3-a1ca-aba22d5719f2" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.werkenbijavl.nl/vacatures/phd-student-structural-biology-of-actin-filament-assemblies-to-understand-cell-migration/</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you have further questions, feel free to contact me.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wout</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>Wout Oosterheert, PhD.</i></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>Junior Group Leader - The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI)</i></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>Division of Biochemistry</i></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>1066CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands</i></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><i>Email:
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><i><a href="mailto:w.oosterheert@nki.nl" class="ms-outlook-linkify" title="mailto:w.oosterheert@nki.nl" data-outlook-id="18bcaefa-ead2-4c68-b324-e26f3a4d46c0" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">w.oosterheert@nki.nl</a></i></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oosterheert et al. Cell (2025) - </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.016__;!!Mih3wA!E15b5loOIvs9y2MSQxLC8QonqP5pMguu-BxteJpTMPWOyEEiAte7LnF3o0AhSSvcCWEDv6-P1yaf1OT_U-ZT-QIB9w$" target="_blank" class="anchor doi anchor-primary" title="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.016" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-outlook-id="214e8143-b68a-4b43-83f1-90d6d16b5c75" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212); text-align: left;">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.016</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oosterheert et al. Trends Cell Biol. (2025) - </span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2024.12.009__;!!Mih3wA!E15b5loOIvs9y2MSQxLC8QonqP5pMguu-BxteJpTMPWOyEEiAte7LnF3o0AhSSvcCWEDv6-P1yaf1OT_U-ZFpjUq0g$" title="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2024.12.009" data-outlook-id="5e7986de-f86a-4b9e-94a0-3bcf5bd09869" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2024.12.009</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Oosterheert, Boiero Sanders et al. Science (2024) -
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn9560__;!!Mih3wA!E15b5loOIvs9y2MSQxLC8QonqP5pMguu-BxteJpTMPWOyEEiAte7LnF3o0AhSSvcCWEDv6-P1yaf1OT_U-ZKKW_1DQ$" title="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn9560" data-outlook-id="990be2f1-8fa7-495e-a03f-6663f6997ef9" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn9560</a></span></div>
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