Marie Curie Initial Training Network on *Muscle Z-disk Protein
Complexes: from atomic structure to physiological function (ITN MUZIC)
*offers**
9 ESR (PhD) and 4 ER (Post-doctoral) positions in cellular and
structural biology
All partners of except for Stockholm offer ESR positions, Leeds,
Stockholm, Vienna and Hamburg offer also ER positions.
*ITN MUZIC**, *funded by the European Commission is filling 9 Doctoral
and 4 Postdoctoral positions at 8 Universities/Research Institutions in
6 European countries (from November 2009 on until all positions are filled).
The ITN MUZIC research programme is organised in four work packages (WP):
• Atomic structure of filamin, telethonin and alpha–actinin in the
Z-disk - WP1
• Z-disk Ultrastructure and Molecular Architecture of Its Complexes - WP2
• Dynamic changes of the Z-disk interactome - WP3
• Signalling pathways regulating Z-disk development and remodelling - WP4
The partners of ITN MUZIC are dedicated to producing the next generation
of research scholars working in the interdisciplinary field of cellular
structural biology. ESR and ER’s individual projects will be integrated
into one comprehensive research and training network. In order to train
Cellular Structural Biologists profile they will be offered an
innovative training in a unique combination of scientific methods that
span from biophysical characterisation of proteins and their complexes,
high resolution (X-ray crystallography) and low resolution structural
biology methods (SAXS, EM, cryo-EM tomography, atomic force microscopy)
to a variety of cell biology oriented techniques, ranging from FRET and
live-cell imaging, cellular and animal models to animal physiology.
The network is strongly based on the exchange and transfers of knowledge
between participating institutions and will provide its fellows with
network-wide training activities (workshops, summer schools, scientific
symposium) and training-in-collaborations (working visits and secondments).
ITN MUZIC partners and their fields of research:
1. Kristina Djinovic Carugo (Coordinator, Univ. Vienna, Austria) –
Structural Biology of Z-Disk with focus on the a-actinin interactome
(WP1, WP2); to apply send application to [email protected], for more
information contact [email protected]
2. Dieter Fürst (Univ. Bonn, Germany) – Cell Biology of Z-Disk with
focus on protein localization, dynamics and interactions in living cells
(WP3, WP4); to apply send application to [email protected], for
more information contact [email protected]@univie.ac.at
3. Stefano Schiaffino and Gerolamo Lanfranchi (Univ. Padova, Italy) -
Cell Biology of Z-Disk with focus on signalling pathways involved in
mechanical stimuli and on functional genomic analysis of muscle cell
silencing (WP4); to apply send application to
[email protected] or [email protected], for more
information contact [email protected] or
[email protected]
4. Matthias Wilmanns (EMBL-Hamburg, Germany) - Structural Biology of
Z-Disk with focus on the titin interactome(WP1, WP2); to apply send
application [email protected], for more information contact
[email protected]
5. Jari Ylänne (Univ. Jyväskylä, Finland) – Structural and Cell Biology
of Z-Disk with focus on intra-subunit interactions in filamin (WP1, WP2,
WP3); to apply send application contact [email protected], for more
information contact [email protected]
6. John Trinick (Univ. Leeds, UK) - Structural Biology of Z-Disk with
focus on the Z-disk ultrastructure (WP2); to apply send application to
[email protected], for more information contact [email protected]
7. Mathias Gautel (King’s College London, UK) – Cell Biology of Z-Disk
with focus on regulation of Z-disk protein interactions by
phosphorylation (WP2, WP3, WP4); to apply send application to
[email protected], for more information contact
[email protected]
8. Matthias Rief (Technical University Muenchen, Germany) – Structural
Biology of Z-Disk with focus on biomechanical properties of filamin
(WP1, WP2); to apply send application to [email protected], for more
information contact [email protected]
9. Evitra AB (Stockholm, Sweden) – Protein production (WP1, WP2); to
apply send application to [email protected], for more information
contact [email protected] or [email protected]
*Early Stage Researchers*
Must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of research career
since gaining a university diploma giving access to doctoral studies.
• The length of individual appointment will be limited to between 3 and
36 months.
• The basic gross living allowance for the Early Stage Researcher
Fellowships is up to about 33.800 €/year mobility allowance + travel
allowance + career exploratory allowance
*Experienced Researchers*
• Must either be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4
years of full-time equivalent research experience;
• The research experience may not exceed 5 years at the time of appointment.
• The length of individual appointment will be limited from 3 to 24 months.
• The basic gross living allowance for the Experienced Researcher
Fellowships is up to about 52.000 €/year mobility allowance + travel
allowance + career exploratory allowance
*Candidates must NOT be nationals of the country where they seek
employment, or have legally resided or have had their main activity in
that country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to
the starting date.*
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For further information on these vacancies please see
http://www.mfpl.ac.at/index.php?cid=887
and contact individual Partners.
*Application deadline: November 7, 2009
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*The completed application form, official diploma document and the
letters of recommendation have to be sent to individual Partners. *
*Application form download: http://www.mfpl.ac.at/getdownload.php?id=168*
*Please indicate which institution(s) you would like to be considered
for in the application.*
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Department for Structural and Computational Biology
Max F. Perutz Laboratories
University of Vienna
Campus Vienna Biocenter 5
A-1030 Vienna
Austria
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +43-1-4277-52203/52201
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