2 Two PhD and one Postdoc Funded Positions in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Germany

A two fully funded Ph.D. student positions and one postdoctoral funded position are available at the Chair of Plant Systems Biology at the School of Life Scienes of the Technische Universität München in Freising-Weihenstephan:

1- Ph.D. student position in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology – GATA factors in starch synthesis:

We seek a highly motivated Ph.D. student to strengthen our highly interactive and collaborative team. The project will integrate genetics, molecular biology and physiology approaches to understand the role of GATA factors in starch synthesis in crop plants. The ideal applicant will have a strong interest in crop plant physiology and a background in plant biology or agriculture.

The Chair of Plant Systems Biology has expertise in a broad spectrum of molecular, cell biological, biochemical and genetic techniques, as well as confocal microscopy. The laboratory has access to all techniques and equipment required to do state-of-the-art plant research. The group also has strong ties with the LMU Munich, the University of Regensburg and the Plant Bioinformatics Institute at the Helmholtz Zentrum München through the SFB924.

Please send a letter of motivation and CV to: claus.schwechheimer@tum.de

The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.

Selected recent publications

Plant GATA Factors: Their Biology, Phylogeny, and Phylogenomics. Schwechheimer C, Schröder PM, Blaby-Haas CE. Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2022 73:123-148.

LLM-Domain B-GATA Transcription Factors Play Multifaceted Roles in Controlling Greening in Ara-bidopsis. Bastakis E, Hedtke B, Klermund C, Grimm B, Schwechheimer C. Plant Cell. 2018 30:582-599.

LLM-Domain B-GATA Transcription Factors Promote Stomatal Development Downstream of Light Signaling Pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana Hypocotyls. Klermund C, Ranftl QL, Diener J, Bastakis E,
Richter R, Schwechheimer C. Plant Cell. 2016 28:646-60.

2- Ph.D. student position in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology – Protein kinases and auxin transport:

We seek a highly motivated Ph.D. student to strengthen our highly interactive and collaborative team. The project will integrate biochemistry, live-cell imaging, developmental and molecular biology ap-proaches to understand the molecular mechanisms of plant growth and development. The ideal ap-plicant will have a strong interest in biochemistry and cell biology and has a background in plant biol-ogy or developmental biology.

The Chair of Plant Systems Biology has expertise in a broad spectrum of molecular, cell biological, biochemical and genetic techniques, as well as confocal microscopy. Therefor the laboratory has access to all techniques and equipment required to do state-of-the-art plant research. The group also has strong ties with the LMU Munich, the University of Regensburg and the Plant Bioinformatics Insti-tute at the Helmholtz Zentrum München through the SFB924.

Please send a letter of motivation and CV to: claus.schwechheimer@tum.de

The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.

Selected recent publications

Phosphorylation control of PIN auxin transporters. Bassukas, Xiao, Schwechheimer. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2022 65:102146.

Auxin Transporters – A Biochemical View. Hammes, Murphy, Schwechheimer. Cold Spring Harb Per-spect Biol. 2022 1;14(2):a039875.

A molecular rheostat adjusts auxin flux to promote root protophloem differentiation. Marhava, Bassu-kas, …Schwechheimer, Hardtke. Nature 558(7709):297-300.

3- Postdoc position in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology:

A funded postdoc position is available at the Chair of Plant Systems Biology at the School of Life Scienes of the Technische Universität München in Freising-Weihenstephan. We seek a highly motivated Ph.D. student to strengthen our highly interactive and collaborative team. The project will integrate biochemistry, live-cell imaging, developmental and molecular biology ap-proaches to understand the molecular mechanisms of plant growth and development. The ideal ap-plicant will have a strong interest in biochemistry and cell biology and has a background in plant biol-ogy or developmental biology.

The Chair of Plant Systems Biology has expertise in a broad spectrum of molecular, cell biological, biochemical and genetic techniques, as well as confocal microscopy. Therefor the laboratory has access to all techniques and equipment required to do state-of-the-art plant research. The group also has strong ties with the LMU Munich, the University of Regensburg and the Plant Bioinformatics Insti-tute at the Helmholtz Zentrum München through the SFB924.

Please send a letter of motivation and CV to: claus.schwechheimer@tum.de

The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.

Further information

Website of the Chair: http://sysbiol.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=2&L=1

Website of the SFB924: http://sfb924.wzw.tum.de/index.php?id=3

Selected recent publications

Phosphorylation control of PIN auxin transporters. Bassukas, Xiao, Schwechheimer. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2022 65:102146.

Auxin Transporters – A Biochemical View. Hammes, Murphy, Schwechheimer. Cold Spring Harb Per-spect Biol. 2022 1;14(2):a039875.

A molecular rheostat adjusts auxin flux to promote root protophloem differentiation. Marhava, Bassu-kas, …Schwechheimer, Hardtke. Nature 558(7709):297-300.

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