The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research centre for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. We perform cutting-edge research in the fields of matter and materials, energy and environment and human health. By performing fundamental and applied research, we work on sustainable solutions for major challenges facing society, science and economy. PSI is committed to the training of future generations. Therefore about one quarter of our staff are post-docs, post-graduates or apprentices. Altogether PSI employs 1900 people. The Swiss Light Source (SLS) is one of the most advanced radiation sources worldwide. The SLS Macromolecular Crystallography Group operates two high performance undulator beamlines as well as a state-of-the-art bending magnet beamline for protein crystallography. The group is involved in several aspects of protein crystallography including the development of advanced beamline instrumentation and crystallographic methods, as well as structural biology projects in collaboration with the Biomolecular Research Group at PSI and external partners. In collaboration with Prof. Kay Diederichs at University of Konstanz, we are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow: Data Processing and Merging in Serial Crystallography Your tasks ========== * Serial crystallography with bright micro-focused X-ray beams from both synchrotron and free electron laser sources has brought new opportunities in micro- and nanocrystallography. At the same time, obtaining best diffraction data from hundreds and thousands of crystals presents unprecedented challenges. New statistics based method of multi-crystal merging and analysis need to be developed and validated. * Develop multi-crystal data analysis, processing and merging methods for serial micro- and nanocrystallography at synchrotron radiation (SR) and X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) sources * Actively participate in serial crystallography experiments at both SR and XFEL sources * Implement an automated data merging pipeline at the SLS protein crystallography beamlines Your profile ============ You hold a PhD degree in (bio-)chemistry or physics and have several years of experience in protein crystallography. Working knowledge for data processing programs is a must. Experience in computer programming would be a significant advantage. If you are a good team player with good communication skills and sense of responsibility, this position will offer a great opportunity for you to develop your research career in an exciting and highly multidisciplinary environment. For further information please contact Prof. Kay Diederichs, phone +49 7531 88 40 49 or Dr Meitian Wang, phone +41 56 310 41 75. Please submit your application online (including list of publications and addresses of referees) for the position as a Postdoctoral Fellow (index no. 6112-00) to: Paul Scherrer Institute, Human Resources Management, Miriam Zehnder, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland http://www.psi.ch/pa/offenestellen/0789-1 -- Kay Diederichs http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de email: [email protected] Tel +49 7531 88 4049 Fax 3183 Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Box M647, D-78457 Konstanz This e-mail is digitally signed. If your e-mail client does not have the necessary capabilities, just ignore the attached signature "smime.p7s".