Postdoctoral researcher in sample preparation for high-resolution cyro-EM

For our location in Hamburg we are seeking:

Remuneration Group 13 | Limited: 2 years | Starting date: earliest possible | ID: FSPO002/2025 | Deadline: 25.02.2025 | Full-time/Part-time

DESY, with more than 2900 employees at its two locations in Hamburg and Zeuthen, is one of the world's leading research centres. Its research focuses on decoding the structure and function of matter, from the smallest particles of the universe to the building blocks of life. In this way, DESY contributes to solving the major questions and urgent challenges facing science, society and industry. With its ultramodern research infrastructure, its interdisciplinary research platforms and its international networks, DESY offers a highly attractive working environment in the fields of science, technology and administration as well as for the education of highly qualified young scientists.

The CFEL Controlled Molecule Imaging group (CMI) develops innovative methods to obtain full control over molecules and nanoparticles. These methods and the created controlled samples are exploited in fundamental physics and chemistry studies to unravel the underlying mechanisms of chemistry and biology by watching molecules at work.

The CMI group has openings to work on novel sample preparation and control concepts for a wide range of experiments in structural biology, including high-resolution single-particle x-ray diffractive imaging and cryo-electron microscopy. You will implement and advance techniques to shock-freeze solvated biological nanoparticles and macromolecules to image and characterize these samples, implement control techniques such as species selection and laser alignment, and exploit them in single-particle imaging experiments. We collaborate closely with colleagues in (time-resolved) structural biology, infection biology, and the life sciences.