PhD position in Single Particle Analysis and CLEM Correlative Imaging.

Description: We are looking for a candidate with a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or equivalent with software development skills, preferrably applied to Structural Biology, Biomedical Imaging, or Imaging in general.

The candidate will work on the development of image processing algorithms for Single Particle Analysis (especially, continuous heterogeneity analysis) and CLEM Correlative imaging (especially, image alignment and segmentation). The contract is for 4 years and will be developed along with Dr. Eva Nogales (from Univ. Calif. Berkeley) in the context of the JAE-CHAIR grant “ALLCRYO. Technical developments for the improvement of the cryoEM workflow, and their application for the structural characterisation of conformationally and compositionally heterogeneous samples in vitro and in vivo.

Location: Madrid

Required Skills:

  • PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or equivalent
  • Programming experience with Python
  • Experience in Linux
  • Experience in Structural Biology, Biomedical Imaging, General Imaging or Bioinformatics

Interested candidates should send their CV’s and letter of interest to i2pc@cnb.csic.es