SELECTION OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
[Greece]
[‘‘Ab initio’’ structure solution from electron diffraction data
obtained by a combination of automated diffraction tomography and
precession technique]
A post-doctoral position with a focus on the structural determination
of nano-crystalline materials by means of electron diffraction is
available immediately at the Department of Biology, Section of Genetics,
Cell Biology and Development, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras,
Greece (http://www.upatras.gr/index/page/id/5).
Using a combination of the recently developed automated diffraction
tomography (ADT) module with precession electron technique (PED),
quasi-kinematical 3D diffraction datasets of nano-crystalline materials
may be collected. The lattice cell parameters and their orientation
within the datasets can be found automatically. The extracted
intensities are used for ‘‘ab initio’’ structure analysis by direct
methods.
This position aims to apply and further develop experimental methods
and advanced algorithms for the application of the ADT and PED methods
on inorganic/ organic nano-crystalline materials. The position offers
the opportunity to closely collaborate with:
• The Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University,
Mainz, Germany.
• The Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di
Tecnologia, Pisa, Italy.
• The Nanomegas company (http://www.nanomegas.com/).
Funding is available for up to 5 years. The starting date is as soon as
possible.
Candidates should have a recent PhD preferably in physics,
crystallography, electron microscopy or a related field. Candidates may
be of any nationality. Please send a CV, a short summary of your
research experience and two letters of recommendation to Irene
Margiolaki ([log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]). Further details
are available upon request.
Relevant publications:
1. U. Kolb et al., Ultramicroscopy 107 (2007) 507–513
2. U. Kolb et al., Ultramicroscopy 108 (2008) 763–772
3. E. Mugnaioli et al., Ultramicroscopy109(2009)758–765
4. M. Gemmi et al., Earth and Planetary Science Letters 310 (2011)
422–428
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Irene Margiolaki
Lecturer, Department of Biology, Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and
Development, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece
Tel: +302610997408
Web site:
http://www.biology.upatras.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=83&Itemid=99
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Visiting Scientist, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF),
Grenoble, France
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