Postdoc - Computational Physiology

Your Job:

The successful candidate will study glutamate transport and anion channel function in vesicular glutamate transporters mainly using computational approaches.
Your tasks in detail:

• to study membrane transport proteins with computational and experimental approaches
  
• contributing to an international research team, publish in international journals and present results at international conferences

Your Profile:

• Master and Doctoral degree in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine or in a related field
  
• Interest in computational and experimental methods to investigate membrane proteins
  
• Experience in molecular dynamics simulations, free energy calculations, machine learning/deep learning, Markov State Models, docking, or related areas
  
• Knowledge of at least one programming language and basic experience with Unix-like operating systems
  
• Expertise in Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  
• Interest in a scientific career in Biophysics/Physiology/Neurosciences
  
• Social competence and good communication skills for collaborative work in and with interdisciplinary teams
  
• Ability to communicate in English
  

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• A large research campus with green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
  
• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Being part of a vibrant multidisciplinary group that combines computational biology with a variety of experimental techniques
  
• The opportunity to get expertise in state-of art techniques and strategies in the field of molecular dynamics simulations, molecular biology, patch clamp electrophysiology, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy
  
• Continuous scientific mentoring and discussions by the scientific advisor
  
• Outstanding scientific and technical infrastructure – ideal conditions to start a scientific career
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work
  
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position with the option of slightly reduced working hours
  
• Exploration and preparation of next career opportunities, supported by our Career Center & Postdoc Office: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/career-center-postdoc-office
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is for a fixed term of 3 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.