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PhD Candidate Position at the Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruhe, Germany)

Electron microscopic detection of nanoparticles in cells and correlation with possible toxicological effects

Nanoparticles are frequently used as additives in food and articles
of daily use which necessitates studies of possible adverse effects
on biological systems. In this context, the Laboratory for Electron
Microscopy at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is recruiting
a PhD candidate for an interdisciplinary project concerned with
the detection of nanoparticles in cells. The PhD candidate with
a Diplom/Master in Physics is expected to use advanced electron
microscopic techniques for nanoparticle detection in cells and
image simulations to understand contrast formation. Further
tasks involve the optimization of electron microscopic techniques
and image evaluation.

We offer a thorough electron microscopy education and top
state-of-the-art equipment. The project will be carried out in
close collaboration with biologists and toxicologists at the
Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (KIT), who focus on
toxicological aspects of nanoparticles uptake. Biological training
will occur within the Biointerfaces International Graduate School at KIT.


Contact:
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Gerthsen - gerthsen(a)kit.edu
Laboratory for Electron Microscopy
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
76128 Karlsruhe
Germany