The Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin (HMI), Member of the Hermann-
von-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren and the
Technische Universit�t Berlin
invite applications for a joint appointment as:
Candidates with an outstanding international reputation for research in magnetism by scattering methods (neutron and/or synchrotron radiation) are invited to apply. For this field the HMI operates a large variety of modern neutron scattering instruments at the research reactor BER II and a set of new instruments are being built by HMI at the synchrotron radiation facility BESSY. The neutron scattering instrumentation at the BER II strongly emphasizes the use of polarised neutrons. HMI holds a top position in providing extreme sample environments (high magnetic fields and ultra-low temperatures). The successful candidate is expected to initiate further advances of the experimental facilities at HMI and BESSY and to perform forefront research in modern areas of magnetism, e.g. thin films, molecular magnets or quantum phenomena. Supporting external users in running their experiments is another important duty of the department of which he/she is going to be in charge.
We expect the successful applicant to be committed to the general program of teaching and training of students at the Technische Universit�t, to inspire the scientific work in the department and to foster collaborations both locally and externally.
Both HMI and Technische Universit�t are seeking to increase the quota of women scientists. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply. Handicapped applicants will be given preference over others of equal qualification.
Applications must be received
no later than January 15th, 2001, and should
be addressed to:
Prof. Michael Steiner, Scientific Director, HMI,
Glienicker Stra�e 100, D-14109 Berlin,
Further information may be
obtained via phone (0049 / 030 / 8062 2762) or e-mail ([email protected]).
Instrument Scientist
Salary to $50,500 - $73,900 plus super
You're invited to be part of one of Australia's foremost scientific research
and development organisations, focused on delivering the benefits of nuclear
science to the Australian community.
Based in southern Sydney, and close to the Pacific Ocean, at Lucas Heights, our neutron scattering scientists are responsible for the operation, research use, design, and development of a range of neutron beam instruments. We are seeking a crystallographer to operate the existing 2tanA four-circle neutron diffractometer at the HIFAR research reactor at ANSTO, and to conduct a high-quality research program, in collaboration with Australian universities, industry, other ANSTO divisions and overseas scientists. Possible areas can include chemical crystallography, crystallographic texture, diffuse scattering, and in the future possibly scattering from biological molecules.
Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in crystallography, chemistry, materials science, condensed-matter physics or a related area, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and demonstrated ability to work both independently and in teams. Experience at, or using, major neutron-scattering or x-ray synchrotron facilities will be an asset. This role is for an initial period of 3 years with possibility of renewal.
For further information about the job, or to obtain a copy of the selection
criteria (below), please contact Ms Leanore Hoddy on (02) 9717 9973 or by
e-mail [email protected]
Written applications addressing the selection criteria, should be forwarded to The Recruitment Officer, Physics Division, ANSTO, PMB 1, Menai NSW 2234.
More information on present and future neutron scattering activities at ANSTO can be found on the Web at http://www.ansto.gov.au/ansto/neut/
If you want both career challenge and the best of the Australian lifestyle
in the Olympic City of Sydney and feel you are right for ANSTO, then send
your details to [email protected]
Applications close on 22 December 2000.
We are looking for a postdoc in the area of Polymer science using neutron
and x-ray scattering.
For more details see:
http://www.ansto.gov.au/info/vac/vac2001/postdoc.html (Position PD-02)
We are looking for a postdoc in the area of
Materials science using neutron powder diffraction.
For more details see:
http://www.ansto.gov.au/info/vac/vac2001/postdoc.html (Position PD-04)
The School of Computing at South Bank University is currently
advertising for lecturers:
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/scism/staff_vacancies.html
We need more female lecturers here :-) please apply if interested.
Sue Black, Director
Centre for Systems and Software Engineering
School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics
South Bank University
103 Borough Road
London SE1 0AA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7815 7471
Fax: +44 (0)20 7815 7550
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~blackse
Responsibility - expand and improve suite of simulation products for diffraction, microscopy and spectroscopy.
Position requires PhD in Physics, Chemistry or Materials Science. Good programming ability in C++, Fortran. Experience in crystallography or simulation of analytical instruments is highly desired.
Salary & benefits in line with market forces !
Contact:
Suretec
County Chambers
Tenby
SA70 7JS
Tel 01834 845260
email: [email protected]
In the group of Wim Hol, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Biomolecular Structure Center, University of Washington, Seattle, positions are available to study proteins involved in:
All projects involve teams of collaborating scientists including molecular modelers and synthetic chemists using structure-guided combinatorial chemistry procedures. Proteins or excellent expression systems are available for these projects and inhibitors are being synthesized or already available. A characteristic of the available projects is that novel methods to modulate protein function are being explored.
I am looking for enthusiastic and dedicated young scientists who have experience with protein crystallography, and a keen interest in structure-guided drug design. Interest in major global diseases is an advantage. The studies encompass a rewarding set of structural problems in an exciting multi-disciplinary environment.
Additional background information about research in the Hol lab is available at: http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/WimHol
Please send a letter of application, a full CV and addresses and telephone
numbers of three references to:
Wim G.J. Hol, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Biological Structure
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Box 357742, University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: (206) 685-7044
Fax: (206) 685-7002
email: [email protected]
The Student Services Centre of Sheffield Hallam University offers guidance, support and information to students at all stages of their higher educational experience on a wide range of personal, educational and financial issues.
You will be responsible for the co-ordination of EC funded and WiTEC ( women in science, engineering and technology) projects, and will assist with the development of links across Europe and America. Experience in EU programmes and in dealing with internal and external organisations at all levels is essential. Experience of Socrates, Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci is desirable.
Essentially you will have a degree or a minimum of 2 years relevant work exper ience in a similar role. You should be a strategic thinker, have the ability to manage a busy and diverse workload and be experienced in the use of Microsoft Office. A flexible approach to working hours and the ability to travel overseas on occasion is essential. Some knowledge of foreign languages is desirable.
Closing Date: 18 December 2000
Please Note: All requests for application forms should be made by
telephone to 0114 225 3950
WiTEC
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB
Tel: +44(0) 114 225 4033
Fax: +44 (0) 114 225 2046
E-mail: [email protected]
The NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, seeks expressions of interest in a potential position as an instrument scientist to assist with and participate in the scientific program at the NCNR's Disk Chopper time-of-flight Spectrometer (DCS). We expect to be looking for a scientist with a Ph.D. in experimental physical chemistry, chemical engineering, condensed matter physics or materials science who has studied dynamical phenomena using scattering techniques or nuclear magnetic resonance. Responsibilities would include assisting visiting researchers with experiments and data reduction, testing and calibrating the spectrometer, and participating in instrument and equipment development projects. The position would also provide opportunities for independent and collaborative research using the DCS and other cold neutron and thermal neutron instruments at the NCNR, including the backscattering and spin echo spectrometers. Taken together, these instruments provide the widest dynamic range for cold neutron spectroscopy in the U.S. The initial appointment would be for two years with the possibility of a one- or two-year extension. The salary range would be $45,000 to $60,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
Send expressions of interest and a resume to:
Dr. John R.D. Copley, NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8562, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8562, USA
Tel: 301-975-5133, Fax: 301-921-9847, email: [email protected]
Additional information about the NCNR is at
http://www.ncnr.nist.gov.
Information specific to the DCS is at
http://www.ncnr.nist.gov/instruments/dcs/
A post-doctoral position in protein X-ray crystallography is available immediately for an enthusiastic Structural Biologist to join the laboratory of Francis Tsai in the Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. A current focus of the group is to investigate the structural basis of transcription initiation and regulation in Eukarya, and its implication in human pathogeneses. The advertised position is available immediately for a period of three years. The succesful applicant should have a recent Ph.D. in biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry or a closely related field, and should have demonstrated expertise in macromolecular crystal- lography using MAD/MIR technique. Experience in protein purification and molecular biology techniques, and/or computational methods is highly desirable. The salary range is highly competitive, and includes a generous fringe benefit package.
The Tsai laboratory is located in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine at the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. The College has recently been ranked among the top 10 medical schools in the US for federal support from NIH. Our laboratory is fully equipped for protein expression, purification, biochemical characterization of protein-protein interactions, and crystallization of biological macromolecules. The Department houses two additional X-ray crystal- lography laboratories, and the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging for the determination of biological molecules by electron cryo-microscopy. State-of-the-Art X-ray data collection and compu- tation/graphics facilities are available on-site. In addition, Baylor is also part of the Gulf Coast Protein Crystallography Consortium (GCPCC), which operates the newly build protein crystallography MAD beamline at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD) at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Informal inquiries are encouraged. Please send a current curriculum
vitae and names of three referees to:
Dr. Francis T.F. Tsai, Baylor College of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
One Baylor Plaza, Room 315B, Houston, TX 77030. USA
Fax: +1 (713) 796-9438, E-mail: [email protected].
The University of Cambridge is seeking to recruit a Research Fellow to work in the field of pharmacogenetic policy. The post will be funded by the Wellcome Trust as a component of a programme grant awarded to: Dr David Melzer (Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health), Dr Ron Zimmern (Public Health Genetics Unit, Institute of Public Health), Professor Don Detmer (Judge Institute of Management Studies), and Dr Tom Ling (Anglia Polytechnic University).
The aim of the research programme is to clarify policy issues and options for obtaining evaluative evidence to support regulatory authorities, commissioning agencies and clinicians in decision making on pharmacogenetic diagnostics and pharmaceuticals.
We seek a person with a training in biological sciences, preferably with some understanding of basic genetics, and with proven research experience in science policy, health services policy or political science. Experience with pharmaceutical licensing trials would be an advantage. The applicant should have a higher qualification such as a master's degree or a doctorate. He or she will be conversant with interview techniques and with a basic understanding of qualitative research methodology. Experience of literature review, and excellent communication and writing skills will also be essential.
The postholder will be expected to undertake a relevant literature review, to conduct interviews and to assist in the facilitation and conduct of focus groups for the research programme. He or she will also be responsible for drafting the final report and any interim documentation required by the project. Accountability will be to the Principal Investigator, Dr David Melzer.
The appointment is for two years and the salary will be within the Senior Research Associate range from �21,435 to �30,967, subject to approval from The University of Cambridge and The Wellcome Trust.
Further information can be obtained from:
Brenda McWilliams
Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge
Forvie Site, Robinson Way
Cambridge CB2 2SR
Tel: 01223 330326 Fax: 01223 330330
e-mail:[email protected]
to whom applications should be sent by 24 January 2001.
Application should be by letter, including a full curriculum vitae
and names and addresses of two referees.
BL-45XU (funded by RIKEN) is the first undulator SAXS beamline at SPring-8. The beamline has been used for the protein solution scattering, the fiber diffraction from oriented sols of filamentous protein assembly and the fiber diffraction from muscle. The successful candidate would be involved in the instrumentation of the beamline and the associated apparatus, measurements and data analysis of the solution scattering and diffraction experiments. The scientist should also be involved in a project to analyze the protein-protein interaction between smooth muscle myosin and actin, by employing the advanced solution X-ray scattering system coupled with a high-pressure stopped-flow mixer.
The position is funded from Apr. 2001 to Mar. 2005 for 4 years. (First 2 months is a probation period, thereafter the contract will be automatically renewed every year.)
Ph.D. degrees in science or engineering are preferable. Masters degree is also acceptable. Previous experiences in measurements at synchrotron X-ray beamlines are not required. However strong interests in physical measurements and instrumentation would be advantageous.
CV, publication list, two reference letters including one written by the present supervisor of the candidate (each reference letter must be enclosed by the author), reprints of publications (max. three) and a short description (in an A4 sheet) about the previous research activities and the future plan should be sent to Dr. Tetsuro Fujisawa before 17st Feb, 2001.
Corresponding person: Dr. Tetsuro Fujisawa
RIKEN Harima SPring8, Kouto Mikazuki, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148 JAPAN
TEL:+81-7915-8-2822
FAX:+81-7915-8-1844
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.spring8.or.jp/JAPANESE/facility/bl/RIKENBL/BL45XU/RikenBL1.html
Two 36-month Postdoctoral Research Associate positions are available, funded by the EPSRC, the DTI and industrial sponsors. In collaboration with the University of Leeds, the projects will develop controlled chemistry polyurethanes for application in blood pumps, wound dressings and orthopaedic bearings. The microstructural, physical and bio response of materials from a programme of precision synthesis at Leeds will be explored, and the results fed back in a process of informed molecular and microstructural design.
One of the projects will focus on time resolved synchrotron X-ray scattering of deformation and processing. For this position, experience in using synchrotron radiation sources is desirable, although not essential. The other project will exploit techniques such as environmental scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy and thermal analysis, and will include assessment of in vitro bio response of the novel materials.
Applicants should have, or expect to have, a PhD in a relevant discipline. The appointments are intended to commence as soon as possible.
Salary will be on the University's RA1A scale, which ranges from �16 775 to �25 213 pa.
A letter of application and a curriculum vitae (including the names and
addresses of two referees) should be sent to:
Dr Ruth E. Cameron,
University of Cambridge,
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy,
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ,
email: [email protected]
so as to reach her not later than 31 January 2001.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity.
Further information on the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials may be
found on
http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/ccmm/.
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