The successful candidate will work on the FETOPEN Q-sort project ( http://www.q-sort.eu), exploiting novel devices for quantum imaging and a kind of sparse-sensing approach to cryo-EM. Post-doc candidates will bring in expertise in at least one of the following: cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-tomography, single particle analysis, holography electron microscopy, quantum imaging. Experienced PhD candidates in adjacent disciplines could also apply.

The successful candidates hold a master degree (PhD candidate) or PhD (post-doc candidate) in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, biophysics or related fields. Strong written and oral communication skills as well as a demonstrated affinity with high-end equipment and/or computation are required. Candidates should be fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch is not required.

We strongly support Innovational Research Incentives Scheme for young (senior) postdocs. This scheme offers personal grants to talented, creative researchers. The funding enables applicants to do their own line of research within the mission of our Institute. For more details please visit http://www.nwo.nl/en/funding/our-funding-instruments/nwo/innovational-research-incentives-scheme/index.html

Also EMBO Young Investigators or ERC Starting Grants and the Dutch Veni/Vidi/Vici recipients will be accommodated with a excellent career support and have full access to the infrastructure.

Fixed-term contract: 3 years.

The full-time position is offered for 3 years. The salary will be set in scale 10 (€2.588,00 up to €4.084,00 gross per month) of the Collective Labor Agreement of the Dutch Universities with a possibility of scale 11 (€3.475,00 up to €4.757,00 gross per month) based on experience. On top of this, there is an 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance. 

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labor Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply.
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The research of our lab focuses on understanding the molecular machinery involved in the pathogenicity of mycobacterium tuberculosis. We develop and employ tools for the structural characterization of large macromolecular complexes within their cellular environment. For this, a cryo-EM correlative workflow has been put in place from cellular localization by light microscopy, trimming with focused ion beams, down to cryo-electron tomography, subtomogram averaging and image processing as well as cryo-EM single particle analysis.

The M4I Nanoscopy division comprises a research team and a service team, currently consisting of 13 members including service staff. It has a state-of-the-art light and electron microscopy facility counting many microscopes among which a correlative cryo-electron microscopy workflow consisting of a cryo-CorrSight, cryo-Scios dual FIB-SEM, and an Arctica cryo-TEM equipped with autoloader, Volta phase plate and Falcon3 electron counting camera. In addition it includes super-resolution light microscopy (3D-STED) and 2-photon microscopy for live cell imaging. The division of Nanoscopy forms together with the division of Imaging Mass Spectrometry the Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4I – Maastricht for Imaging) that brings together a powerful palette of high-end, innovative imaging technologies. M4I is part of http://www.e-microscopy.nl and has also access to the high-end Titan Krios at http://www.necen.nl

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