PhD student (m/f/d) | Biophysics

Job Code: 32/2022

Job Offer from September 26, 2022

The Biophysics Lab (Dr. Rumiana Dimova) at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany invites applications from outstanding young scientists for the position of PhD student (m/f/d) in Biophysics – for the project “Gauging membrane tension and channel activity with light”. Payment follows TVöD (Salary Class 65% E13, 3 years).

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student (m/f/d). The candidate should have a MSc degree in physics, chemistry, engineering or closely related fields, with an outstanding profile, a strong background and interests in

• biophysics, biochemistry, bioengineering
• physics of biological systems
• interdisciplinary work
• experience with membranes & membrane proteins / microscopy / microfluidics will be an advantage but not a necessary requirement.

A detailed project description is available in a PDF on the institute’s website .

The position is available from January 1, 2023.

To apply please send an email to: rumiana.dimova@mpikg.mpg.de , including your CV, university grades (BSc and MSc), motivation letter (why do you apply for this position, what are your research interests, how do you fit) and names & emails of 2 reference persons.

Please send us your application until October 23, 2022.

The candidates will be evaluated and the best ones invited for an online interview. After the interview the candidates will receive an email with the final decision. The accepted candidate will join the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, in the Biophysics Lab led by Dr. Rumiana Dimova.

The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The Max-Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.