Dr. Andrea Thorn.

Student Assistant at the CSTF

We are an international team of researchers and students evaluating and improving the three-dimensional molecular structures of coronaviruses. We also informing the scientific and general public about advances in SARS-CoV-2 research on social media and our homepage insidecorona.net.

We are on the lookout for student assistants for various tasks and projects, including—but not limited to—the following:

Video Editing

This is a position for https://thorn-lab.com/

Tasks:

  • You will record all lectures in our series about human made catastrophes and accidents.
  •  You will edit these videos and uploaded them to our YouTube-channel

Requirements:

  • Good skills in video editing
  • Proficiency in either German or English, written and spoken
  • Reliability, thoroughness, and self-reliance
  • Experience with YouTube
  • must be available for all lecture dates on Wednesday afternoons

Desirable:

  • Basic knowledge in chemistry/biochemistry/physics
  • Experience in homepage support and webdesign

Benefits:

  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • An amiable and variegated team of international scientists and students
  • Temporary contract as a student assistant (up to 40 h per month)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Flexible location (work from home possible)
Wikipedia

Colaboration

We, the Coronavirus Structural Task Force at Universität Hamburg, are an international team of scientists. We research the molecules that make up SARS-CoV-2 and allow it to infect host cells. Our homepage, insidecorona.net, provides both other researchers as well as the general public with valuable information on the virus. To support our team, we are currently looking to hire a student assistant that will support our assistant with our collaborations.

Tasks:

  • You will coordinate our efforts to bring Coronavirus research to schools
  • You will interact with didactics, researchers, and students.
  • Manage our outreach efforts to student labs etc.

Requirements:

  • Knowledge in chemistry/biochemistry
  • Good communication skills
  • Proficiency in either German or English, written and spoken
  • Reliability, thoroughness, and self-reliance

Desirable:

  • Some experience in media and graphic design

Benefits:

  • Involvement in the fight against COVID-19!
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • An amiable and variegated team of international scientists and students
  • Temporary contract as a student assistant (up to 40 h per month)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Flexible location (work from home possible)
WordPress

We, the Coronavirus Structural Task Force at Universität Hamburg, are an international team of scientists. We research the molecules that make up SARS-CoV-2 and allow it to infect host cells. Our homepage, insidecorona.net, provides both other researchers as well as the general public with valuable information on the virus. To support our team, we are currently looking to hire a student assistant that will support our web-designer and help keeping our homepage up to date.

Tasks:

  • You upload our texts and graphics to our homepage and make sure they’re pretty.
  • Active participation in shaping our public image
  • Thorough documentation of your work

Requirements:

  • Skills in WordPress
  • Proficiency in both German & English, written as well as spoken
  • Reliability, thoroughness, and self-reliance

Desirable:

  • Experience with the WordPress plugin Oxygen
  • Some experience in media and graphic design
  • basic experience in homepage support and web design

Benefits:

  • Involvement in the fight against COVID-19!
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • An amiable and variegated team of international scientists and students
  • Temporary contract as a student assistant (up to 40 h per month)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Flexible location (work from home possible)
Science Journalism

One of the major challenges of the pandemic is keeping the general public informed about the scientific findings concerning SARS-CoV-2, communicate the reasons for the restrictions we have to put up with during the pandemic and raise interest in academic research in general. By writing exciting and informative blog posts for our website, you will be able to reach a broad audience and train your skills in science communication!

Useful skills: relevant scientific background, writing & blogging, science communication & journalism

Mandatory requirements:

  • Enthusiasm
  • Proficiency in English
  • Communication skills
  • Enrolled at a German university

We offer:

  • Ample support by the team
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • Working from home or at our brand-new institute building
  • Flexible working hours
  • ~12 € / hour of salary
Structural Analysis

We are continuously monitoring all structure solutions for SARS-CoV-2 proteins available and emerging world-wide, validate and refine them, and make them available for use by scientists and drug designers everywhere. With this huge repository of cutting-edge data at our disposal just waiting to be thoroughly analyzed, our group is perfectly equipped to tackle exciting questions of structural biology!

Useful skills: structural biology, bioinformatics, COOT

Mandatory requirements:

  • Enthusiasm
  • Proficiency in English
  • Communication skills
  • Enrolled at a German university

We offer:

  • Ample support by the team
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • Working from home or at our brand-new institute building
  • Flexible working hours
  • ~12 € / hour of salary
3D Modelling

Proteins are structurally complicated molecules, and their spatial conformation heavily affects their biochemical function. Solving the structures of proteins is often a formidable task, but so is the useful and appealing visualization of molecular 3D models to make scientific results more accessible both for the general public as well as a scientific audience through journal articles. Help us create the effective graphical representation of our research!

Useful skills: structural biology, PyMOL, 3D rendering software

Mandatory requirements:

  • Enthusiasm
  • Proficiency in English
  • Communication skills
  • Enrolled at a German university

We offer:

  • Ample support by the team
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • Working from home or at our brand-new institute building
  • Flexible working hours
  • ~12 € / hour of salary
Your Project!

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 are global challenges that touch on a broad variety of topics. Our common goal is the fight against the pandemic by any means available to us. Each member of the Task Force is more than welcome to bring up their own ideas for thrilling and rewarding projects in conjunction with the coronavirus. Tell us how you would put your individual skills to use in our joint cause!

Mandatory requirements:

  • Enthusiasm
  • Proficiency in English
  • Communication skills
  • Enrolled at a German university

We offer:

  • Ample support by the team
  • High visibility of your work, along with the possibility to apply for awards in science communication
  • Working from home or at our brand-new institute building
  • Flexible working hours
  • ~12 € / hour of salary

How to apply:

If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to contact us! To apply, please send us your grade sheet(s), relevant certificates, CV, and letter outlining your relevant skills to insidecorona@uni-hamburg.de.

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