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Your responsibilities
In this PhD project, you will study the activation mechanism of cone opsins, the proteins that form the basis of human color vision, using advanced structural biology techniques. These include time-resolved X-ray crystal-lography at the Swiss X-ray Free Electron Laser and single-particle cryo-electron microscopy at the UZH facilities. You will also be responsible for protein production and functional characterization of your targets. The project is embedded in the Biomolecular Structure and Mechanisms program of the Life Science Zürich Graduate School.
Your profile
You must hold a Master's degree in biochemistry, chemistry, structural biology, biophysics, or a related discipline, completed before February 2026. Experience in one or more of the following areas is an advantage: cryo-EM, membrane protein biochemistry/biophysics, X-ray crystallography, or spectroscopy. We also expect strong intrinsic motivation to work on ambitious, interdisciplinary projects at the frontier of structural biology.
Prof. Dr. Jörg Standfuss
Associate Professor & Head Laboratory of Biomolecular Research
joerg.standfuss@chem.uzh.ch