PhD/ Postdoc Microtubule end-machine

You will study how force generation at dynamic microtubule ends is regulated by end-binding proteins, using microfabrication and optical tweezer techniques.

About the group Bio-assembly and organization

Required qualifications
For the PhD position you must meet the requirements for an MSc-degree. For the postdoc position you must meet the requirements for a doctors-degree.

Terms of employment
The position is intended as full-time (38 hrs / week, 12 months / year) appointment in the service of Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) for the duration of two (postdoc) or four (PhD) years. After successful completion of the PhD research a PhD degree will be granted. Several courses are offered, specially developed for PhD-students. AMOLF assists any new foreign employees with housing and visa applications and compensates their transport costs and furnishing expenses.

For further information please contact:
Prof. Marileen Dogterom
Group leader Bio-Assembly and Organisation
Phone: +31 (0)20 754 7100

Applications can be sent to:
FOM Institute AMOLF
Personnel department
Postbus 41883
1009 DB  Amsterdam
The Netherlands
applicationATamolf.nl

Please quote vacancy # 0810.39

Please send in your:
-  Résumé;
-  Motivation on why you want to join the group (max. 1 page).
Applications without this motivation will not be taken into account. However, with this motivation your application will receive our full attention.