Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships

Highlights:

1. Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships are individual fellowships that aim at providing advanced training tailored to the researchers' individual needs with a view to adding different/complementary scientific competencies.

2. This in order to allow them to reach or reinforce a position of professional maturity and independence or to permit them to resume their career.

3. The duration of these fellowships is between 1 and 2 years. Applicant researchers should be from EU or Associated States with at least 4 years research experience or a Ph.D. and willing to spend a mobility period working in a host institution located in another EU or Associated State, different from his/her own and from that where they have been recently active.

4. Proposals from all areas of scientific and technological research of interest to the European Community are welcome and there are no priority areas.

5. More Details: http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/eif/home.html  

Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships

Highlights:

1. These are individual fellowships that aim to reinforce the international dimension of the career of European researchers by giving them the opportunity to be trained in a world level third country research organisation (from 1 to 2 years), and then to apply the experience gained in a return host institution in a Member State or Associated State (typically half the duration of the first phase).

2. The Fellowships also aim to respond to the researchers' needs in terms of complementing their training in inter/multi-disciplinary research, research management skills and intersectoral mobility.

3. Proposals from all areas of scientific and technological research of interest to the European Community are accepted and there are no pre-defined priority areas.

4. More Information: http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/oif/home.html

Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships

Highlights:

1. Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships are individual fellowships that aim to attract top-class researchers from third countries to work and undertake research training in Europe from 1 to 2 years (incoming phase), with a view to developing mutually-beneficial research co-operation.

2. In the case of emerging and transition economies and developing countries, the scheme may assist fellows to return to their country of origin for, typically, half the duration of the first phase (re-integration phase).

3. Proposals from all areas of scientific and technological research of interest to the European Community are accepted and there are no pre-defined priority areas.

4. Find more details: http://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/iif/home.html

Postdoctoral position in membrane fusion biophysics

Highlights:

1. A postdoctoral position in membrane fusion biophysics funded by the French Agency of National Research (2500Euro/month gross) is available in my INSERM unit (Membrane Traffic in Neuronal & Epithelial Morphogenesis, IJM, Paris), in collaboration with Manuel Rojo's lab (Mitochondrial Dynamics and Organization, IBGC, Bordeaux) for a project directed by David Tareste.

2. The project aims at elucidating the molecular mechanisms orchestrating the mitochondrial fusion machinery using in vitro reconstitution of candidate fusion proteins into various artificial lipidic platforms, combined with membrane imaging, adhesion and fusion assays (e.g. confocal imaging, FRET-based lipid mixing assay, giant liposomes micromanipulation).

3. Applicants should hold a PhD in experimental physics or biophysics and be highly motivated by biological questions; a background in molecular and cellular biology, or a strong desire in acquiring it, will be appreciated.

4. A minimum commitment for 2-3 years is desired, with a starting date during fall/winter 2009.

5. To apply, please send a single PDF file that contains a CV, a short statement of research interests and experience, and three names of references with contact information to: david.tareste@inserm.fr .

6. To learn more visit:

http://sites.google.com/site/insermu950/Biophysics-of-membrane-fusion .

Postdoctral in bioorganic hybrid materials

Highlights:

1. The Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering group within the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, invites applications for several Postdoctoral and PhD Student Positions in the field of bioorganic hybrid materials for diagnostics and drug delivery.

2. Two 2-year postdoctoral positions and two PhD student positions are available from October 2009 to investigate the properties of DNA/synthetic polymer hybrid materials. These bioorganic structures that are fabricated by methods from organic and polymer chemistry as well as techniques from molecular biology are examined for several applications including (i) programmable polymeric membranes, (ii) diagnostic devices with high sensitivity and selectivity for biomolecule analytes, and (iii) drug delivery vehicles for small molecular weight drugs and biologicals like siRNA.

a. Your Qualifications

b. · Highly motivated and team oriented

c. · Passion for multidisciplinary research

d. Strong research background in one or more of the following fields:

e. Synthetic organic and/or polymer chemistry

f. Physical characterization of biological membranes

g. Drug delivery

h. Nucleic acid or small molecule diagnostics

3. We offer

a. · Working in an innovative and state-of-the-art equipped environment

b. · Further training opportunities for personal and scientific development

c. · High salary

d. · Groningen is an ideal, safe student city with a flourishing student life and many social and cultural activities. International students have rated the University of Groningen as the most welcoming university in the Netherlands.

4. We are looking forward to your application that should include your CV, academic transcripts, list of publications and two letters of recommendations. Please send the material by e-mail or surface mail to

5. Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann

University of Groningen

Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials

Department of Polymer Chemistry

Nijenborgh 4

9747 AG Groningen

The Netherlands

e-mail: a.herrmann@rug.nl

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