There is a PhD position available at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, to work on the Mechanics of the Nuclear Pore Complex. The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a large protein complex that is embedded in the membrane of the nucleus and transports hundreds of proteins and nucleic acids per second. Despite its important biological role, the mechanism of selective transport of the NPC is not yet understood. In a collaborative program of the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen we aim at a better description of the mechanism of transport by using a modelling approach.

For more information, see the attached file.

This position has been filled.

Three PhD positions are available at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, to work on

Deadline for Abstract submission: November 3. See www.mrs.org/spring2009.  A symposium entitled "Architectured Multifunctional Materials" will be organized at the MRS-spring meeting in San Francisco next year (April 13-17, 2009). For details see below and attached file.

A Postdoc position is available at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, to work on the mechanics of biological cilia. In addition, a Ph.D. position is available to work on the mechanics of the cell's cytoskeleton. Both candidates should have a university-degree in biology, physics, materials science or mechanical engineering, with a strong affinity for theoretical/numerical modelling. For a more detailled description, see the attachments below.

 Update March 26, 2009: These positions has been filled. Three new PhD positions will be posted soon.