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Subject: [Bco] 9 ESR (PhD) and 4 ER (Post-doctoral) positions in
cellular and structural biology
Marie
Curie Initial Training Network on Muscle Z-disk Protein Complexes: from atomic structure
to physiological function (ITN MUZIC) offers
9
ESR (PhD) and 4 ER (Post-doctoral) positions in cellular and structural biology
All
partners except for Stockholm offer ESR positions, Leeds, Stockholm, Vienna and
Hamburg
also offer ER positions.
Main
Research Field
Cellular
and Structural Biology
Job
Summary
The
Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Muscle Z-disk Protein Complexes: from
atomic
structure
to physiological function (ITN MUZIC), funded by the European Commission is
filling
9 Doctoral and 4 Postdoctoral positions at 8 Universities/Research Institutions
in 6
European
countries (from November 2009 on until all positions are filled).
ITN
MUZIC aims are
•
To bridge the gap between cellular and structural biology by creating a
training
program
that will incorporate both disciplines in the study of molecular components
and
the cellular mechanisms of the muscle Z-disk. Within the network, young
researchers
will be trained in a set new, highly versatile research title: “Cellular
Structural
Biologist”.
•
To advance knowledge in the area of muscle Z-disk protein complexes,
interactions
and
functions in healthy and diseased cells by understanding the atomic structure
of
selected
components central to Z-disk integrity, their molecular architecture, the
dynamic
changes of the Z-disk interactome and signalling pathways regulating its
development
and remodelling.
The
ITN MUZIC research programme is organised in four work packages (WP):
•
Atomic structure of filamin, telethonin and alpha–actinin in the Z-disk - WP1
•
Z-disk Ultrastructure and Molecular Architecture of Its Complexes - WP2
•
Dynamic changes of the Z-disk interactome - WP3
•
Signalling pathways regulating Z-disk development and remodelling - WP4
Job
Description
The
partners of ITN MUZIC are dedicated to producing the next generation of
research
scholars
working in the interdisciplinary field of cellular structural biology. ESR and
ER’s
individual
projects will be integrated into one comprehensive research and training
network.
In order to train Cellular Structural Biologists profile they will be offered
an
innovative
training in a unique combination of scientific methods that span from
biophysical
characterisation
of proteins and their complexes, high resolution (X-ray crystallography) and
low
resolution structural biology methods (SAXS, EM, cryo‐EM
tomography, atomic force
microscopy)
to a variety of cell biology oriented techniques, ranging from FRET and
live-cell
imaging,
cellular and animal models to animal physiology.
The
network is strongly based on the exchange and transfers of knowledge between
participating
institutions and will provide its fellows with network-wide training activities
(workshops,
summer schools, scientific symposium) and training-in-collaborations (working
visits
and secondments).
ITN
MUZIC partners and their fields of research:
1.
Kristina Djinovic Carugo (Coordinator, Univ. Vienna, Austria) – Structural
Biology of ZDisk
with
focus on the a‐actinin
interactome (WP1, WP2); to apply send application to
muzic@univie.ac.at , for more
information contact kristina.djinovic@univie.ac.at
2.
Dieter Fürst (Univ. Bonn, Germany) – Cell Biology of Z-Disk with focus on
protein
localization,
dynamics and interactions in living cells (WP3, WP4); to apply send
application
to zellbiologie@uni‐bonn.de ,
for more information contact dfuerst@unibonn.
de
3.
Stefano Schiaffino and Gerolamo Lanfranchi (Univ. Padova, Italy) - Cell Biology
of ZDisk
with
focus on signalling pathways involved in mechanical stimuli and on functional
genomic
analysis of muscle cell silencing (WP4); to apply send application to
stefano.schiaffino@unipd.it or gerolamo.lanfranchi@unipd.it ,
for more information
contact
stefano.schiaffino@unipd.it or gerolamo.lanfranchi@unipd.it
4.
Matthias Wilmanns (EMBL‐Hamburg, Germany) - Structural Biology of
Z-Disk with
focus
on the titin interactome(WP1, WP2); to apply send application wilmanns@emblhamburg.de , for more
information contact wilmanns@embl‐hamburg.de
5.
Jari Ylänne (Univ. Jyväskylä, Finland) – Structural and Cell Biology of Z-Disk
with focus
on
intra‐subunit
interactions in filamin (WP1, WP2, WP3); to apply send application
contact
jylanne@bytl.jyu.fi , for more
information contact jylanne@bytl.jyu.fi
6.
John Trinick (Univ. Leeds, UK) - Structural Biology of Z-Disk with focus on the
Z-disk
ultrastructure
(WP2); to apply send application to j.trinick@leeds.ac.uk ,
for more
information
contact j.trinick@leeds.ac.uk
7.
Mathias Gautel (King’s College London, UK) – Cell Biology of Z-Disk with focus
on
regulation
of Z-disk protein interactions by phosphorylation (WP2, WP3, WP4); to apply
send
application to mathias.gautel@kcl.ac.uk ,
for more information contact
mathias.gautel@kcl.ac.uk
8.
Matthias Rief (Technical University Muenchen, Germany) – Structural Biology of
ZDisk
with
focus on biomechanical properties of filamin (WP1, WP2); to apply send
application
to mrief@ph.tum.de , for more
information contact mrief@ph.tum.de
9.
Evitra AB (Stockholm, Sweden) – Protein production (WP1, WP2); to apply send
application
to Marina.Sabet@ki.se , for more
information contact
Marina.Sabet@ki.se or Par.Nordlund@ki.se
Early
Stage Researchers
Must
be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of research career since gaining
a
university
diploma giving access to doctoral studies.
•
The length of individual appointment will be limited to between 3 and 36
months.
•
The basic gross living allowance for the Early Stage Researcher Fellowships is
up to about
33.800
€/year mobility allowance + travel allowance + career exploratory allowance
Experienced
Researchers
•
Must either be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of
full-time
equivalent
research experience;
•
The research experience may not exceed 5 years at the time of appointment.
•
The length of individual appointment will be limited from 3 to 24 months.
•
The basic gross living allowance for the Experienced Researcher Fellowships is
up to about
52.000
€/year mobility allowance + travel allowance + career exploratory allowance
All
candidates must NOT be nationals of the country where they seek employment, or
have
legally resided or have had their main activity in that country for more than
12
months
in the 3 years immediately prior to the starting date.
For
more information on the recruitment and allowances please see the Annex III to
the
Grant
Agreement from pages 8 – 11: ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7‐mgaannex3intramulti_en.pdf
For
further information on these vacancies please see
http://www.mfpl.ac.at/index.php?cid=887
and
contact individual Partners.
Application
deadline: till positions are filled.
The
completed application form, official diploma document and the letters of
recommendation have to be sent to individual Partners.
Application
form download: http://www.mfpl.ac.at/getdownload.php?id=168
Please
indicate which institution(s) you would like to be considered for in the
application.
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