法国Dalhousie 大学生物物理学博士后岗位
Postdoctoral Positions in Cytoskeleton Biophysics : Paris, Amsterdam, Halifax
Position
a postdoctoral position— in the field of cytoskeleton biophysics
Institution
Institut Curie, AMOLF, Dalhousie University
Location
Paris, Amsterdam, Halifax
Date Posted
May 07, 2009
Date Expires
September 01, 2009
Description
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS CYTOSKELETON BIOPHYSICS
HALIFAX, AMSTERDAM, PARIS
Start date: September 2009 to January 2010
Duration: 1 year (renewable for 1-2 years)
In the context of a Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) grant, three post-doctoral positions are open in the field of cytoskeleton biophysics. The project involves a comparative study of the actin cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells and the Major Sperm Protein (MSP) cytoskeleton of nematode sperm cells.
We will use biochemical manipulation and in vitro motility assays to test how biochemical regulation affects actin- and MSP-driven propulsion. The physical basis of these effects will be investigated by microrheology and scanning probe microscopy to measure the forces generated by polymerizing actin and MSP filaments and their elastic properties.
Ultimately protein chemistry and mechanical properties will be integrated into a complete description of the interplay between biochemistry and physics for cell movement in the context of two very different, yet functionally homologous, cytoskeletal systems.
Contact
One position will be based at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in the group of Laurent Kreplak (http://fizz.phys.dal.ca/~kreplak/). The candidate should have some experience with scanning probe microscopy. Contact kreplak@dal.ca (+1 902 494 84 35) for more information. The second position will be based at the FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands in the group of Gijsje Koenderink (http://www.amolf.nl/research/biological-soft-matter/). The candidate should have a background in biophysics and/or soft condensed matter. Contact g.koenderink@amolf.nl (+31 608 1234) for more information. The third position will be based at the Institut Curie, Paris, France in the group of Julie Plastino (http://www.curie.fr/equipe/221/lang/_gb). The candidate should have some experience with C. elegans manipulation. Contact julie.plastino@curie.fr (+33 (0)1 56 24 64 84) for more information.
Potential candidates should have some experience in the field of cytoskeleton dynamics, and be interested in interdisciplinary approaches to biological questions. Travel between the three groups and close collaboration will be an integral part of the project.