# PhD Position for the project “Microtubule mechanical failure and interaction with tau proteins" **URL:** \ **Category:** Open position announcements\ **Created:** [November 16, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/phd-position-for-the-project-microtubule-mechanical-failure-and-interaction-with-tau-proteins/10563 "2024-11-16T00:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Petra\_MPI-NAT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b782af/32.png) [@Petra\_MPI-NAT](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/Petra_MPI-NAT)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/phd-position-for-the-project-microtubule-mechanical-failure-and-interaction-with-tau-proteins/10563/1 "2024-11-16T00:42:33Z")
**Open PhD Position for the project “** **Microtubule mechanical failure and interaction with tau proteins”** Are you a biophysics enthusiast who is interested in studying microtubule filaments with MD simulations and statmech methods? You have a strong background in physics or chemistry and enjoy scientific computing? Join our team in the Department of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics @MPI-NAT and the RTG 2756-CYTAC Community in Göttingen, Germany, as PhD student! More details on the project and the position are available here: - Project: [Microtubules](https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/grubmueller/microtubules) - RTG2756-CYTAC: [www.uni-goettingen.de/rtg2756](http://www.uni-goettingen.de/rtg2756) Link to the official announcement: [PhD Student (f/m/x) for the project – Microtubule mechanical failure and interaction with tau proteins –](https://www.mpinat.mpg.de/4793823/28-24?c=645962) Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Contact information: Please send your application documents to Helmut Grubmüller and Maxim Igaev via: [ausschreibung28-24@mpinat.mpg.de](mailto:ausschreibung28-24@mpinat.mpg.de)