Two PhD students University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science

Two PhD students
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science
Amsterdam, (Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week

Job description A new class of light sensitive proteins that promises to become a rich study ground for understanding signal transduction has recently been discovered. The aim of the project is to model the cascade of events, starting with the electronic excitation and continuing with the chemical changes and rearrangements in the protein exterior that lead to the signalling state and interaction with other
output domains. This project for two versatile PhD students will involve, for example, quantum chemical calculations, Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics, QM/MM methods, coarse grained and multiscale dynamics, metadynamics and path sampling techniques. The students will work in close collaboration with two experimental groups in Amsterdam. The research will be carried out in the group of Dr Bernd Ensing.

Requirements Required education/skills:University Graduate Applicants must hold a Master's in Chemistry, Physics or a related field, have excellent communication skills and be highly motivated to conduct fundamental scientific research.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)

Organization University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located in the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world centre for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.

The Faculty of Science of the Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) is one of Europe's foremost institutions for higher education and research in its chosen fields of specialization. It plays an active role in international science networks and collaborates with universities and industry. The Faculty has approximately 2,000 students and 1,500 staff members spread over four departments and ten research institutes. Each institute has its own research programme, a substantial part of which is externally financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Dutch government, the EU and various private enterprises.

In 2010, the Faculty will relocate to Science Park Amsterdam. Ambitious building projects are paving the way for this relocation. The move will make the Park one of the largest centres of academic research in the Netherlands

The Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) is one of the Faculty's largest institutes. HIMS scientists and staff members perform excellent research centred on six themes (see http://www.science.uva.nl/hims).

Conditions of employment Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: four years (one year plus a further three years after a positive evaluation)
Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment:
The appointments will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of four years (one year plus a further three years after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertations (PhD theses). An educational plan that includes the attendance of courses and national and international meetings will be drafted. The PhD students will be expected to assist with teaching. Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week), the gross monthly salary will range from €1956 in the first year to €2502 in the final year, according to the Dutch salary scales for PhD students. Assistance with accommodation can be provided.

Additional Information Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Dr Bernd Ensing
Telephone number: 31 (0) 20 525 5067
E-mail address: ensing@science.uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

* About the organization (http://www.english.uva.nl)
* About the department (http://www.science.uva.nl/english/)
* About the function
(http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/F061027F-1321-B0BE-68A9D611C5CA69F5)
* Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences
(http://www.science.uva.nl/hims)
* Computational Chemistry Group (http://molsim.chem.uva.nl)


Application You can apply for this job before 26-11-2007 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

University of Amsterdam Personnel Department, Faculty of Science

Kruislaan 404
1098 SM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: application@science.uva.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 07-1073.
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