PhD (m/f/x)

Ufz - via Umantis - Leipzig - 05-06-2019 zur Vakanz  

Subject: Microfluidic Single Cell Analysis

working time: 65% (25,35 hours per week), start as soon as possible, in subject to budget confirmation, limited to 3 years

Your tasks:

  • Cultivation and physiological characterization of microbial biocatalysts in axenic and mixed-species cultures
  • Microfluidic axenic / mixed-species cultivations
  • Quantification of substrates and products at the microscale via microfluidics-coupled mass spectrometry
  • Determination of single cell dry mass via Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) Microscopy
  • Establishing mass balances and dynamic models based on single cell data

Your profile:

  • Master's degree in Biochemistry/ Chemistry/ Biochemical Engineering/ (Micro-)biology/ Microsystems Engineering with biological background
  • Basic knowledge in microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip concepts is desirable
  • Knowledge in mass spectrometry is mandatory
  • Experience in microbiological methods (cultivation, physiological characterization) is mandatory
  • Good communication skills in English are desirable

We offer:

  • Top level interdisciplinary research at a research centre which enjoys an excellent reputation within Germany as well as internationally
  • Excellent technical facilities
  • Work in inter-disciplinary and multinational teams
  • Excellent links to national and international research networks
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