Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Size and growth control in neurons and other large cells - do cells sense their own size and how can they do that?
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Size matters, especially in neurons. Differentiated cells in higher eukaryotes exhibit a wide variety of shapes and sizes, while maintaining defined size ranges within cell subtypes. How do they do that? Genome expression must be matched to different cell sizes, with rapidly growing cells likely requiring higher transcriptional and translational output than cells in slow growth or maintenance phase. Neurons exhibit the greatest size differences of any class of cells, with process lengths ranging from a few microns in central interneurons to a meter in human peripheral neurons, and even longer in larger mammals. We are working on mechanisms of cell length and size sensing in neurons and other large cells, and how these mechanisms control growth and regeneration. People can integrate to a range of projects within this theme. For general information on our research please see the group home page at http://www.weizmann.ac.il/Biomolecular_Sciences/Fainzilber/ . Please note that research in our group requires work in animal models (mice, rats).
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a new and exciting project on lipid complexity. There are many more lipids in cells and in cell membranes than once thought and this complexity has significant ramifications for understanding both the roles of lipids in the origin of life and also in modern cell function. A position is available for an enthusiastic candidate to work on lipids in the origin of life, lipid fine-tuning, and functional studies of lipid complexity. For publications and details see the lab web page at
https://www.weizmann.ac.il/Biomolecular_Sciences/Futerman/
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Department of Condensed Matter Physics
PhD position
Scanning probe microscopy of quantum and topological states of matter
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Study of quantum and topological states of matter using novel scanning probe microscopy tools. We have recently developed a nano-SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) that resides on a very sharp tip and allows imaging of local magnetic fields with single electron spin sensitivity and of current flow patterns. This device provides also a unique tool for cryogenic thermal imaging with 1 ֲµK sensitivity and scanning gate microscopy allowing imaging electron scattering and dissipation mechanisms on the nanoscale. The project will focus on utilizing these novel techniques for microscopic investigation of topological and quantum states of matter including investigation of local topology, superconductivity, magnetism, strongly correlated electronic states, and dissipation in graphene, moiré superlattices, and van der Waals heterostructures.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Applicants with a research background at the intersection of molecular biology, biochemistry, imaging and/or biophysics are encouraged to apply. Experience in microbiology, molecular genetics (including CRISPR/Cas9), advanced imaging platforms (including image analysis) or advanced protein chemistry is advantageous.
This is a full-time position available from June 2022 for a period of 4 years with a possibility of a further extension subject to funding availability.
Candidate should send a cover letter and CV (includes a publication list) to Dr. Neta Regev-Rudzki.
For any informal inquiries please contact us by email at
neta.regev-rudzki@weizmann.ac.il
Department of Molecular Genetics
PhD position
The Laufman lab studies the ways human RNA viruses interact with their host cells and transform them into viral manufactories using state-of-the-art microscopy, molecular and cell biology, genetic and biochemistry approaches. We tackle questions at the forefront of the exciting field of virology. We are looking for talented and highly motivated PhD students to join us. If you possess a strong background in molecular biology and the passion to execute a groundbreaking research - your place is with us! We offer an exceptional scientific environment to develop into a mature top-class researcher. Our team members enjoy a pleasant and supportive research environment at the heart of the vibrant campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Data analysis from the ATLAS experiment.
Heavy Ion Physics is about exploring what the Strong Force Interaction is. Our World is not only confined to two- and three-quark particles. Imagine a system built of as many quarks as you want. Do we know enough to tell how such a system would behave? Would it be a quark-gluon plasma, a hadronic gas, or liquid? Does QCD do a good job predicting its properties, or...
You can help to find answers to these and many other questions. About one month in a year, the LHC collides ions of heavy elements. Each of these collisions is a mini-universe that sends hundreds of times more particles into ATLAS detector than a proton-proton interaction. You can be a part of a team to dive into this sea of quarks and gluons and find an answer to one of many questions.
Heavy-ion data from the ATLAS experiment is an excellent opportunity for students seeking an academic carrier to do research and get fantastic visibility in the physics community. But if you want to learn the most sophisticated data analysis, create your own algorithms, and get into the world of finance, data mining or high-tech, it's a place for you too.
Department of Chemical and Structural Biology
PhD position
NMR studies of transient chaperone-substrate interactions
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Almost all proteins depend on a well-defined three-dimensional structure to obtain their functionality. In order to prevent misfolding, aggregation, and the generation of toxic species, the process of protein folding in the cell is often guided by molecular chaperones. These complex protein networks either interact with substrate polypeptides to help them fold; unfold misfolded species; dissolve aggregates; or deliver substrates to proteolysis. Very little structural information, however, is available regarding how chaperones bind their substrates or the manner in which they protect proteins from misfolding and aggregation.
This lack of information arises from the highly dynamic nature of chaperone-substrate complexes – a trait that prevents their characterization by traditional structural techniques, but fortunately for us, makes them great targets for NMR spectroscopy.
In this project we will use solution-state NMR to probe the molecular interactions between hundreds-of-kilodalton large chaperone complexes and “client” proteins, as well as the structural and dynamic features of these complexes
Department of Condensed Matter Physics
PhD position
Our lab investigates quantum phenomena which focus on the interplay between correlations and topology. This intriguing interplay allows to develop unique realizations of non-abelian quasi-particles (qps) which are neither Boson nor Fermion-like. Among the phases which host these qps are the well-known fractional quantum Hall effect, topological superconductivity, and the recently emerging field of moire-superlattcies (twistronics). We are developing experiments in these arrowheads to unravel this intriguing physics.
This line of research often utilizes quantum materials whose reduced dimensionality enhances quantum effects. We profit from the use of various van der Waals (vdW) materials (graphene, hBN, TMDs, etc.) as well as high-mobility two-dimensional GaAs electron gas, which are both grown in our department. Fabrication is performed in a state-of-the-art clean room facility, specially designed for vdW materials nanofabrication.
These devices will be measured with transport techniques including quantum Hall interferometry, Josephson interferometry, capacitance measurements, thermal transport, and shot noise measurements. These measurements require high magnetic fields and low electron temperatures. Our lab will be equipped with an 8mK wet dilution refrigerator with a 20T magnet, a 7mK dry dilution with a 3D vector magnet, as well as a variable temperature cryostat.
Interested candidates should contact: yuval.ronen@weizmann.ac.il
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
We live in fortunate times, where there are still many fundamental unsolved problems in astrophysics, while technological progress allows new observations, which may make some of them solvable. Now is the time to attack the most puzzling challenges posed to us by the Universe.
Join Doron Kushnir's group to study explosions and extreme stars of the Universe. We use theoretical and computational tools to interpret state-of-the-art observations, aiming at resolving fundamental problems in astrophysics.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Membrane protein folding and quality control
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Membrane proteins make up a quarter of the proteome of every living organism and participate in nearly every biological process. We are interested in the fascinating process of how these proteins get produced, fold, and assemble in cells. The questions we address are: How do proteins fold in the membranes of living cells? How do the dynamic features of unfolded proteins assist in this process? How do cellular factors recognize membrane proteins that failed to fold and need to be cleared? The lab combines biochemical, cell biology, genetic and computational tools. For more details, visit http://www.weizmann.ac.il/Biomolecular_Sciences/Fluman
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
PhD position
We are looking for extremely talented candidates to study the roles of dense mineral phases in the formation of biomaterials.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Oxygen and Circadian Clocks
How does chronic exposure to hypoxia, as occurs with people living at high altitude, affects the human clock? How oxygen is connected to exercise performance and is there a time preference for high altitude training? (Tripartite model for performance: Clocks, oxygen, and exercise) How does HIF-1a endogenously integrate with circadian clock complexes during the circadian cycle? How do HIF-1a and BMAL1 regulate rhythmic transcriptome?
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We demonstrated that low-amplitude oxygen cycles, which mimic the daily physiological cycles in oxygen levels observed in rodents, can reset the clock in a HIF-1a-dependent manner (Adamovich et al., Cell Metabolism 2017). Subsequently, we showed that oxygen and carbon dioxide rhythms are circadian clock controlled and differentially directed by behavioral signals (Adamovich et al., Cell Metabolism 2019). More recently we found that hypoxic conditions, as occur in sleep apnea, elicit circadian misalignment between clocks in different peripheral organs (Manella et al., P.N.A.S. 2020). We continue our venture to study the cross-talk between oxygen and circadian clocks at different levels.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Interactions between circadian clocks and exercise physiology
We employ various clock mutant mouse models with different light regimens to characterize the interaction between clocks and exercise. Further, we have designed and built fully automated time-controlled Running Wheels that can be programmed in advance to be in locked or unlocked positions for designated times to enable scheduled training of animals without manual interventions.
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Circadian clocks are key regulators of daily physiology and metabolism in mammals. Our understanding of the role of the circadian clock and specific clock proteins in controlling exercise capacity is rudimentary. Consequently, there is growing interest in exercise biology in general, specifically in its interaction with other processes that govern whole-body physiology and metabolism. We have reported that mice show a day-time variance in exercise capacity, and it is affected by exercise intensity and clock proteins and elicits a distinct muscle transcriptomic and metabolic signature. Specifically, we demonstrated that ZMP, an AMPK activator, is induced by exercise in a daytime-dependent manner. We continue to study various aspects of exercise physiology through the lens of circadian biology (Ezagouri et al., Cell Metabolism, 2019; Adamovich et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2021.).
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
Clocks resetting
How the clock integrates different resetting cues? Are there differences in resetting capacity between different cell types? How different pharmaceutics influence the clock? Can it be harnessed to improve therapy?
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Our lab has a longstanding interest in circadian clock resetting. We previously have identified and characterized novel resetting cues such as hypoxia and CO2. Recently, we have developed a new method to study resetting agents in vitro in an efficient and high-throughput manner, dubbed Circa-SCOPE. The method allows screening of multiple drugs in parallel to identify which affects the clock and how. Hence, it opens the door to a wide range of basic and translational research opportunities.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Our lab tries to bring molecules into the forefront of quantum technologies. We have open PhD positions for quantum-physics enthusiastic with the eager to learn many experimental skills and build state-of-the-art quantum systems.
For more information on our lab, visit: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/meir/
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
0-1 positions for Ph. D. students in theoretical high-energy physics, working on quantum field theory, string theory and/or quantum gravity
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Relativistic interaction at near critical density
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Interaction of intense laser pulse with dense plasma at near critical is new area of research that we can for the first time explored at WIS thanks to our recent development. Many new fundamental aspects are expected to be discovered. The new diagnostics and the new targets are now ready to probe non linear process such as filamentation, beam break up, soliton formation, etc.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Laser plasma accelerators of electrons
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Experimental studies on relativistic laser matter interaction: applications to electrons acceleration
The goal of this research is to define a novel strategy for guiding intense laser in plasma to facilitate the obtention of high quality electron beam at GeV level
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Theoretical high energy astrophysics research
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Theoretical high energy physics: string theory, field theory, gravity, black holes, relations to stat. mech., condensed matter physics and quantum chaos.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Our research centers on the theory of complex systems and biophysics, applied to a broad spectrum of problems, mainly in the context of the physics of living systems. Our research is often done in collaboration with experimental groups. Key themes of our lab include mathematical modeling of cell growth and mechanics, both at the single-cell level and the population level, stochastic processes, disordered systems, and coarse-grained modeling of complex processes.
For more information and recent publications see: https://amir.seas.harvard.edu/
Department of Brain Sciences
PhD position
We study the genetic and cellular mechanisms through which sensory and emotional experiences alter information processing in neural circuits. Our research is highly interdisciplinary and combines genomic, molecular, histological, electrophysiological, in vivo imaging and behavioral techniques into an integrative Molecular Systems Neuroscience approach.
We seek to recruit Ph.D. students for the following projects:
- Molecular properties of functionally defined neurons in the cortex - the project combines in vivo GCaMP imaging & photo-labelling, advanced sequences methods and spatial transcriptomics.
- Genetic and cellular mechanisms through which schizophrenia-associated interneurons regulate the plasticity of cortical circuits.
- The genetic basis of representational stability in the cortex.
- Genes & transcriptional mechanisms in GABAergic interneurons that restrict plasticity in cortical circuits.
- Subcellular genetic mechanisms that integrate sensory and contextual/emotional information in neurons.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
We study the mitochondria, and are especially passionate about their most ancient and conserved pathway- iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis
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Mitochondria are essential for the function of the eukaryotic cell- why?
Over the past two decades it has become apparent that a core and ubiquitous function of mitochondria is iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biosynthesis. These ancient co-factors, which are produced in the mitochondria, are vital for proteins that take part in DNA replication, translation, metabolism and cellular respiration. In light of these essential tasks, it's not surprising that problems in Fe-S cluster synthesis are linked to human diseases, including the most common mitochondrial disease- Friedreich's ataxia. Yet surprisingly little is known about this pathway, and how it is regulated by the cell is even more mysterious.
Our lab couples cutting edge genetic and high content tools with cell biology and biochemistry approaches to shed new light on this essential pathway and how it's wired into the human cell.
To learn more, visit: https://www.astlabweizmann.com/
To hear Tslil talking about our science, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4u6p8WmzvE&t=17s
Department of Systems Immunology
PhD position
a brand-new lab at the Systems Immunology department looking to recruit the first generation of lab members!
Our focus is on understanding the cellular networks that control both inflammatory and peaceful immune responses. We develop cutting-edge technologies and combine them with classical immunology techniques, along with mouse genetics, to investigate communication between T cells and various types of antigen-presenting cells.
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As living creatures, we are continually interacting with our surroundings and our immune system is required to distinguish non-harmful entities from dangerous intruders and react accordingly. CD4 T cells are activated by different antigen presenting cell (APC) and acquire alternative cell fates to mediate distinct immune responses. Antigen presentation also allows activated T cells to act and instruct specific antigen presenters. Thus, antigen presentation is the beating heart of adaptive immunity, allowing ongoing cross-talk between multiple cell types to achieve immunity and tissue adaptation.
?Which APCs instruct T cells? Which APCs are instructed by T cells?
?While tools to allow monitoring of specific T cell responses were invented 20 years ago and revolutionized our understanding of adaptive immunity, identifying which APC presents specific peptides, at the single cell level is still out of reach.
We will combine an engineering approach and biochemistry with single-cell RNA sequencing technologies, to develop a method for detecting specific antigen presenters. We believe that this technology along with classical immunology, will enable us to address fundamental questions in the field of antigen presentation.
Department of Molecular Cell Biology
PhD position
Immunotherapy has sparked new hope for oncology in recent years, due to its remarkable ability to induce durable response in patients with metastatic cancer. It is therefore essential to accurately delineate the interactions of cancer cells with the immune system. The project will use multiomic tools including whole exome sequencing , RNAseq, ribosome profiling, proteomic, HLA-peptidomics and systems biology to decipher the genetic, neo-antigenic and immune landscape in melanoma. Followup functional and immunological analysis of relevant genes and neoantigens will be conducted using novel mouse models
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Within the past decade, major advances have been made in the treatment of melanoma through the use of targeted therapy and immunotherapy, however responses are not universal and are not always durable. The project aims to further delineate the interactions of melanoma cells with the immune system to better understand molecular and immune mechanisms of therapeutic response and resistance. Our lab combines genomic tools, systems biology tools, advanced somatic cell knockout and knock-in techniques and various comprehensive mouse model approaches to study melanoma immune-genetics. Our studies link basic biology, computational biology and clinical studies. Trainees will learn sophisticated technologies such as whole exome sequencing, Riboseq, HLA-peptidomics, somatic cell knockouts and expression and proteomic analyses. Candidates who wish to join the group may contact me at: Yardena.samuels@weizmann.ac.il
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
PhD position
The Vardi lab is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join a new and exciting project, funded by the ERC, to study the chemical language during host-pathogen interactions in the ocean. We aim to unravel the metabolic crosstalk between algae, viruses, and the associated microbiome, which has major ecological consequences on the oceanic carbon cycle. In light of climate change and increasing pathogenicity in marine ecosystems, these interactions may have a profound effect on ocean health.
The successful candidate will master analytical chemistry tools for targeted and untargeted metabolomics, as well as data analysis. They will employ state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, coupled to novel microbiology methods such as single cell analyses, both in model systems in the lab and natural communities in the ocean.
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
PhD position
Students with interest in working with magnetic resonance are sought for the development of new metabolic imaging experiments. The student will work on understanding the physics and performing an array of new MRI experiments on high end scanners, and apply these in the detection of small tumors, and in the evaluation of chemotherapeutic and biological treatments. The student will be advised by physicists, chemists and biologists/clinicians in this project
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
PhD position
Students are being sought for developing new experiments in the area of electron-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance. This so-called dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) NMR experiment subjects electrons in the sample to microwave irradiation, and then uses the ensuing nuclear polarization enhancement to open new analytical and metabolic frontiers in NMR. Topics involved in this research will include developing new forms of quantum control between spins to enable a more efficient electron-->nuclear polarization transfer, automation, cryogenics, and the design and construction of radiofrequency and microwave components. Programming experience also required. Applications of this project to solve both analytical and biophysical problems are also envisioned.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Theoretical research in turbulence theory using the methods of quantum field theory.
Prefer somebody with MSc in field theory.
Department of Chemical and Structural Biology
PhD position
Talented and motivated student who wishes to study allostery and function in eukaryotic chaperonins and their connection to various diseases
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
PhD position
We are looking for motivated students to join our group for the projects related to the solid-gas interfaces and fundamental catalysis, especially the CO2 hydrogenation reaction on various metal-oxide model catalysts such a copper on ceria.
Experiments will be performed in synchrotrons (US and Germany in the future) using a combined spectroscopy and scattering technique that was recently developed. This approach is unique in the world and is both an exciting and challenging opportunity. The candidate should be good (or has ability to learn) Python coding, solid-state physics/chemistry, and vacuum techniques.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics
PhD position
Developing quantum gates with world-leading superconducting bosonic qubits.
Developing a superconducting quantum simulator
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Prior experience in experimental quantum computing required
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Experimental study of the ecology of bacterial communities from a 700 million year old site
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Study active matter flocking in bacterial suspensions experimentally. The study involves in addition to real time experiments, image analysis using computer vision techniques and understanding the importance of metabolic interactions.
Study the stability/diversity interplay in bacterial consortia, and life under extreme conditions. The model system under study sheds light on astrobiology aspects as well as on sustainability under warming conditions
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
The physics of bacterial active matter
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Context: laser plasma interaction at relativistic regime. Strong experimental component
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Laser plasma accelerators allow to produce the most extreme electric fields of TV/m that are revolutionarized accelerator physics. A critical limitation of laser driven Wakefield concept is that the velocity of the wave is getting slower when the trapped electrons are getting relativistic enough. To avoid such limitation we develop with spatio temporal coupling and special optic a solution that leads to luminal, sub or super- luminal wake of major interest for getting significant energy gain.
The purposes of the thesis is to explore all the benefits of such original approach using the unique 100 TW laser system at WIS.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
We are inviting students interested in evolution, microbial communities, gene-phenotype relations and their interaction with past and current environments to join us.
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Our lab utilises techniques such as: microfluidics, CRISPR, genetic barcoding, fluorescence and automated microscopy to study basic questions in the evolution of communities, using yeast as a model.
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Using novel statistical and algorithmic tools to improve observational astrophysics (exoplanets, gravitational waves and pulsar astrophysics)
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The research in my group focuses on observational astrophysics, and our main tools are algorithms and statistics. We use these tools to improve observing capabilities in pulsar, FRB, exoplanet and gravitational wave astronomy.
Observational astrophysics is full with algorithmic and statistical questions that once solved, will dramatically improve our ability to observe the cosmos.
In my group, we combine tools of signal processing, statistical inference, dynamic programming, data structures, lattice algorithms, linear algebra algorithms, signal approximation, phase retrieval, optimization and Bayesian parameter estimation. Mastering these will be an indispensable tool for you wherever you go (academy / Hi-Tech)
It is very common that we invent new tools while trying to observe the cosmos. If you are looking for ways in which you can use your talent and creativity to observe the cosmos, this job post is for you.
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
We have open positions for Ph.D. candidates interested in mechanisms of channel regulation by GPCRs using, but not limited to, computational (molecular dynamics), electrophysiological, molecular and/or optical methodologies.
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest gene family in the human genome. Their role is to translate chemical information into cellular responses, like olfactory processing, neuronal activity modulation, and hormone actions or regulating blood pressure among many. Their cellular effectors can range from various enzymes to ion channels. Interestingly, nature has designed the GPCR as a major target for many natural compounds and the pharmaceutical industry has focused its attention on designing various agonists and antagonists to treat various illnesses. In the lab, we focus on the regulation of ion channels by GPCRs with the main focus on the regulation of potassium channels. This form of regulation comprises one of the major mechanisms in controlling slow synaptic inhibition in the brain, a process when compromised leads to seizures ataxia, and many other neuronal abnormalities.
The lab's interests span from a molecular understanding of channel regulating mechanisms at the single molecule level to animal behavior using various electrophysiological, molecular, imaging, and computational tools.
We seek highly motivated students to join us in this very exciting scientific journey.
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Ph.D thesis work in observational astrophysics with a focus on early spectroscopy of exploding stars
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I am looking for a student interesting in observational work focussed on observations, in particular spectroscopic, of exploding stars (supernovae), very shortly (within hours or days) of the explosion. The project includes analysis of a large set of data already in hand (the largest and best of its kind in the world; in collaboration with an experienced postdoc) as well as work toward obtaining even better data with the new spectroscopic array being developed in our Neot Smadar Observatory.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Fiber-optical analogue of the event horizon
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We are looking for a PhD student to join our experiment on probing the physics of the event horizon using nonlinear fiber optics.
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position
Developing AI architectures for extreme weather events forecasting.
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
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PhD student position: Developing AI architectures for extreme weather events forecasting.
Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Responsibilities:
Develop and explore AI architectures for extreme weather events forecasting, driven by remote sensing and in-situ data, to replace theory-driven climate models.
Explore explainable AI approaches to gain a scientific understanding of the weather events' precursor processes and their physical patterns.
Identify and define unique challenges for AI in the field of remote sensing-driven extreme weather forecast models, and study novel solutions.
Explore the integration of fundamental physical and atmospherical theory (e.g., Navier–Stokes equations) within deep learning architectures.
Study unsupervised approaches for learning concise representations of large-scale spatio-temporal meteorological data sequences for various tasks, including memory compression, clustering, augmentation, and generative purposes.
The candidate is expected to advance the group's current AI capabilities and to be a source of knowledge for various machine learning and data science tasks carried out by other group members, including R&D projects of a drone-based system. Candidates should be passionate about Earth and planetary sciences, working in a small research team, and collaborating with researchers from other disciplines.
Minimum Qualifications:
- MSc in computer sciences/ physics/ environmental science/ engineering /statistics/ related fields
- Proven experience (theory and hands-on) in Statistical modeling/ machine learning / deep learning.
- Experience in developing research projects, from data acquisition through analysis to prediction.
- Proven independence, self-management, and self-learning skills
- Proven teamwork skills
Preferred Background in:
- Experience with Python packages such as Scikit-learn, Pytorch, Tensorflow, etc.
- Experience in the analysis of spatio-temporal data/ remote-sensing/
- monitoring networks.
- In-depth understanding of deep learning theory
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
PhD position
Study protein dynamics using advanced single-molecule fluorescence methods.
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Proteins jiggle and wiggle all the time as they perform various tasks within living cells. We are attempting to understand how internal motions within protein machines are related to their various functions. We use sophisticated single-molecule methods developed in the group. Our work is highly interdisciplinary, going all the way from protein chemistry (expression and labeling) through single-molecule experiments to computational analysis. If you decide to join us, you will not only get acquainted with topics at the forefront of biophysics, but will also work within an energetic and vibrant group of scientists.
Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
PhD position
Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy, Plasma Diagnostics, Atomic Physics
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We study processes in plasmas subjected to high-energy deposition: conversion of electric energy to heat and radiation, turbulence, fast penetration of magnetic fields into plasmas, and plasma rotation. For diagnosing the plasma we develop fast, high-resolution spectroscopy of radiation in the visible, U.V., vacuum UV, and x-ray regions. We have close collaboration with major universities and institutions in the US and Europe.
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position
Studying the Microbiome of the atmosphere.
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The atmospheric transport of microorganisms can affect the biodiversity and health of global ecosystems. However, the processes influencing airborne bacterial communities' abundance, composition, and dispersal are still not well understood. We study the aerial microbiome to better understand the structure, function, and ecological drivers of airborne communities transported by dust-plumes in the Eastern Mediterranean. We use state-of-the-art aerosol sampling techniques, Next-generation sequencing (NGS), molecular biology and bioinformatics tools.
We are looking for highly motivated and curious PhD students and PostDocs to join our team.
Required qualifications:
- MSc. or PhD. degree in microbial ecology, environmental genomics or related fields.
- Experience in DNA/RNA extraction techniques.
- Experience in bioinformatic/biostatistical pipelines using R or Python.
- Knowledge on the analysis and interpretation of microbial community genomics data.
The following additional qualifications will be advantageous:
- Background in bioaerosol research or related fields.
- Knowledge on molecular biology and microbiology techniques (i.e., genomic sequencing, qPCR, flow cytometry, cell culturing).
- The generation of NGS sequencing libraries.
Please contact:
Prof. Yinon Rudich
yinon.rudich@weizmann.ac.il
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Weizmann Institute of Science
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position
Develop and explore AI architectures for extreme weather events forecasting, driven by remote sensing and in-situ data, to replace theory-driven climate models.
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Develop and explore AI architectures for extreme weather events forecasting, driven by remote sensing and in-situ data, to replace theory-driven climate models.
Explore explainable AI approaches to gain a scientific understanding of the weather events' precursor processes and their physical patterns.
Identify and define unique challenges for AI in the field of remote sensing-driven extreme weather forecast models, and study novel solutions.
Explore the integration of fundamental physical and atmospherical theory (e.g., Navier–Stokes equations) within deep learning architectures.
Study unsupervised approaches for learning concise representations of large-scale spatio-temporal meteorological data sequences for various tasks, including memory compression, clustering, augmentation, and generative purposes.
The candidate is expected to advance the group's current AI capabilities and to be a source of knowledge for various machine learning and data science tasks carried out by other group members, including R&D projects of a drone-based system. Candidates should be passionate about Earth and planetary sciences, working in a small research team, and collaborating with researchers from other disciplines.
Minimum Qualifications:
- MSc in computer sciences/ physics/ environmental science/ engineering /statistics/ related fields
- Proven experience (theory and hands-on) in Statistical modeling/ machine learning / deep learning.
- Experience in developing research projects, from data acquisition through analysis to prediction.
- Proven independence, self-management, and self-learning skills
- Proven teamwork skills
Preferred Background in:
- Experience with Python packages such as Scikit-learn, Pytorch, Tensorflow, etc.
- Experience in the analysis of spatiotemporal data/remote sensing/
- monitoring networks.
- In-depth understanding of deep learning theory
Department of Biomolecular Sciences
PhD position
We are seeking for highly motivated PhD STUDENTS.
The projects center on the cellular biology of the malaria parasite, immune response, parasite-host interaction and the field of cell-cell communication.
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Applicants with a research background at the intersection of molecular biology, biochemistry, imaging and/or biophysics are encouraged to apply. Experience in microbiology, molecular genetics, imaging platforms or protein chemistry is advantageous.
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PhD position
Investigation the biological and toxicological effects of SOA from on-road car emissions funded by the EU
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Description and lab research areas:
Our lab studies the health impacts of air pollution, the number one environmental cause of the global disease burden. This newly funded EU project ( ASVOLEE, Effects on Air quality of Semi-VOLatile Engine Emissions) involves studying cytotoxicity imposed by exposure to SOA particles formed from on-road cars under real driving conditions.
The project will use cultured cell models, together with big data analysis such as toxicology, RNA sequencing, and metabolomics analyses. Recent laboratory experience and basic molecular biology and biochemistry skills are an advantage. Through this new EU project, we will offer a dynamic and international collaboration between the Weizmann Institute of Science and other key laboratories in Europe. The work involves active collaborations between the participating groups and taking active roles in joint experimental campaigns, data analyses, paper writing, and weekly joint seminars, among other activities.
The target of this PhD/Post Doc research focuses on investigating the mechanisms (biological and toxicological effects) induced by collected SOA in field campaigns with advanced exposure models. In vitro exposure will focus on optimizing exposure of human epithelial lung cells and other tissue (liver, fat) cultures and developing differentiated 3D cell cultures and disease-oriented tissue models.
Required elements for research-based postdoc applications: Recent laboratory experience and basic molecular biology and biochemistry skills are an advantage. PhD in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Atmospheric sciences, or related fields.
Please send applications to Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel
e-mail: yinon.rudich@weizmann.ac.il, Tel: 972 8 934 4237
Lab website: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/EPS/Rudich/
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
PhD position
Experimental and theoretical studies of laser spin simulators and solvers
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We investigate phase locking of large arrays of coupled lasers in a modified degenerate cavity. We show that the minimal loss lasing solution is mapped to the ground state of an XY spin Hamiltonian with the same coupling matrix provided the intensity of all the lasers is uniform. We study the probability to obtain this ground state for various coupling schemes, system parameters and topological constrains. We demonstrate the effect of crowd synchrony with a sharp transition into an ordered state above a critical number of coupled lasers. Finally, we present recent results demonstrating the ability of our system to solve related problems such as phase retrieval, imaging through scattering medium and more.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
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Experimental and theoretical studies of ultra-cold quantum degenerate Bose and Fermi gas
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In collaboration with Roee Ozeri we form Bose Einstein condensates of rubidium 87 atoms, quantum degenerated fermionic gas of potassium 40 atoms, and their mixtures using laser cooling and evaporative cooling in magnetic and far-detuned optical traps and study their properties. Such dilute quantum gases offer full control of external and internal degrees of freedom and variety of unique interrogation tools that enable precise studies of many body quantum systems.
By using magnetic Feshbach resonances we tune the system from weakly interacting where the it can be simply described by a macroscopic wave function to the strongly interacting where highly correlated many body states can be generated and studied. We study and characterize the coherence, dynamics and elementary excitations of these dilute quantum gases using laser and microwave probes and study new type of an opto-mechanical force when they are illuminated with far-detuned uniform laser beam.
Department of Physics of Complex Systems
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Experimental and theoretical studies of neutral atom quantum simulators
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In collaboration with Ofer Firstenberg recently started a new joint project on efficient coupling of neutral-atom tweezer arrays to light. On the theoretical side we are collaborating with Efi Shahmoon. We plan to extend Efi’s original ideas for strong coupling in atomic arrays in sub-wavelength optical lattices (recently verified experimentally by Immanuel Bloch) to the emerging and promising field of quantum simulators with Rydberg atoms in tweezer arrays, where the spacing between the atoms is larger than the wavelength. The challenge to achieved strong coupling to light in such large-spacing arrays emerges from the existence of many diffraction orders that cannot be controlled.
Our proposed scheme to overcome this challenge is based on two supplementary efforts: first we will reduce the spacing between neighboring atoms in the array to <1.5 microns, by suppressing the mutual interferences that limit this distance to >3 microns in most state of the art demonstrations. Such spacing reduction will reduce the non-vanishing diffraction orders from the periodic array from many tens to only few. Next we will incorporate the tweezer array inside a medium finesse optical cavity that will enhance the zero diffraction order as compared to the others so as to ensure strong coupling to it.
We plan to achieve strong coupling to light, show efficient transfer of coherence and quantum states from the array onto a single radiation mode and then use it to demonstrate and study novel schemes for quantum simulators within the atomic tweezer array as well as quantum coupling between tweezer arrays for “scalable” quantum computer based on Rydberg induced gates.
Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
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Combining imaging and analytics with emerging methods in cryo-electron microscopy.
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The lab has established the methods of cryogenic scanning transmission electron tomography (CSTET) for 3D imaging at nanometer resolution. This approach opens a new window for tomography of biological cells, organelles, and macromolecules. Quantitative analysis of the electron scattering provides a means to distinguish organic and inorganic materials on the basis of composition. The next phase is to combine the scattering analysis with phase contrast using advanced detector technologies such as segmented and pixelated detectors at the frontier of modern electron microscopy. We apply the new methods to studies of protein condensation, chromatin structure, biological crystallization, and cell biology.
