PhD Student (f/m/d) Development and characterization of palladium-binding peptides

With cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH and MATTER, around 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) are committed to mastering the great challenges facing society today.

At the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF), innovative technologies for the circulareconomy are developed to provide and use mineral and metal-bearing rawmaterials more efficiently and to recycle them in an environmentally friendly way.

The Group Pep2Rec is looking for a PhD Student (f/m/d) Development and characterization of palladium-binding peptides. 

Your tasks

• Phage surface display experiments to identify palladium-binding peptides
• Research and development of suitable methods and protocols based on the investigations
• Characterization of the identified peptides using various biophysical and bioanalytical methods
• Establishment of new protocols for interaction studies of peptides and metals in organic solvents
• International publication and presentation of the results at specialist conferences, as well as preparation of a dissertation

Your profile

• Completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in the field of Biology or biotechnology with a focus on molecular biology and microbiology or related field
• Knowledge of molecular biology, microbiology, phage surface display and biophysical characterization of organometallic compounds
• Creativity, Independent working style
• Interdisciplinary thinking and working, ability to work in a team, willingness to cooperate
• Workplace language is English (German is welcome, but not a requirement)

Our offer

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A structured PhD program with a comprehensive range of continuing education and networking opportunities - more information about the PhD program at the HZDR can be found here
• Salary and social benefits in accordance with the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD-Bund) including 30 days of paid holiday leave, company pension scheme (VBL)
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Numerous company health management offerings
• Employee discounts with well-known providers via the platform Corporate Benefits
• An employer subsidy for the "Deutschland-Ticket Jobticket"

We look forward to receiving your application documents (including cover letter, CV, diplomas/transcripts, etc.), which you can submit via our online-application-system.