PhD in Theoretical and Computational Biophysics in Germany

The study of light harvesting system and the excitation transfer is at the  focus of this PhD project. In a combination of molecular dynamics simulations, electronic structure calculations and quantum dynamics the light harvesting and excitation energy transfer in bacteria and plants can be investigated (see also the web page of our collaborators http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/fmo/index.html). Recent experiments have even reported non-trivial quantum effects in light-harvesting systems ("Quantum Biology").

The successful candidate should have a master or an equivalent qualification in physics, chemistry or computational biology with a focus on theory. Computational skills certainly will be an asset.

Further information such as recent publications in the field of  light harvesting can be found at http://www.jacobs-university.de/comp_phys

Anfangsdatum: 1. November 2011

geschätzte Dauer: 3 years

Veröffentlichungen:
C. Olbrich, J. Strümpfer, K. Schulten, and U. Kleinekathöfer, Theory and Simulation of the Environmental Effects on FMO Electronic Transitions, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 1771–1776 (2011)

C. Olbrich, Th. la Cour Jansen, J. Liebers, M. Aghtar, J. Strümpfer, K. Schulten, J. Knoester, and U. Kleinekathöfer, From Atomistic Modeling to Excitation Transfer and Two-Dimensional Spectra of the FMO Light-Harvesting Complex, J. Phys. Chem. B 115,  8609–8621(2011)

Homepage: http://www.jacobs-university.de/comp_phys