PhD Positions, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany (2018 - 2019)

The aim of the collaborative research Centre ChemBioSys is to explore fundamental regulatory processes in complex Biosystems. For advances in medicine, biotechnology and ecology the CRC aim to investigate novel chemical mediators and targets that are involved in structuring complex communities. Representative Biosystems involving fungi, bacteria, microalgae, plants, animals or even human cells will be studied in increasing levels of complexity. The technical advances in multimodal photonics create novel opportunities for scientist to explore multifaceted Biosystems. Within the collaborative research Centre ChemBioSys almost the complete value chain of Raman-based approaches in combination with other non-linear spectroscopic techniques will be applied to go a step further in the understanding of microbe interaction in consortia or with higher organisms. Hand in hand with the application of the experimental spectroscopic tools, routines for statistical data analysis are developed to answer the central question.

The combination of different photonic techniques to a multimodal approach and the translation of the physical measurements into valuable biological information will present the inherently important next methodical step towards understanding fundamental regulatory processes in complex Biosystems.

Required Skills:
- A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in physical chemistry, physics, optics/photonics or a related discipline
- Solid knowledge of optical spectroscopy/microscopy and their application in life science
- Excellent technical skills in laser (micro)spectroscopy with focus on vibrational spectroscopy
- Enthusiasm to play an active role in the interdisciplinary research team of ChemBioSys
- Highly motivated and creative personalities
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English

The position is initially limited to 3 years. The pay scale follows the wage agreements for public employees of federal German states (TV-L E13, 50%).

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PhD Positions, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany (2018 - 2019)