The project would include but not be limited to applications of single molecule spectroscopy to understanding of protein folding reactions.  Candidates should have a recent Ph.D. in engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science or a related field.  The work will involve design, fabrication & characterization of the microfluidics devices and their applications.  The candidate would have access to research facilities at both at Center for Biophotonics S&T at UC Davis and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  Opportunities also exist for close collaboration with Single Molecule Biophysics Group at UCLA  http://smb.chem.ucla.edu/ and with the laboratory of Prof. L. Lapidus at Michigan State (http://www.pa.msu.edu/~lapidus/introduction.htm).   Experience in as many of the following disciplines is not necessary but it would be a plus: computational fluid dynamics, micro- and nano-fabrication, microfluidics, fluorescence microscopy.   The ideal candidate would be a person with experience in one of the following three disciplines: microfluidics, biophysics or  fluorescence microscopy, who wants to learn about the other two.

Interested candidates should send CV with a cover letter to Olgica Bakajin <obakajin@ucdavis.edu or bakajin1@llnl.gov>.