ALT A PhD student position on the topic on de novo protein design is available in the Ljubetič group at the National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana, Slovenia Designing dynamic and controllable feet for a de novo protein robot Proteins are nature’s nano-robots, catalysing reactions, recognising molecules, and transporting cargo. Biomimetic nanomachines have the potential to solve current real-world problems, however use is limited by existing folds and inadequate stability of natural proteins. De novo designed proteins are hyper-stable and can achieve properties and shapes not explored by evolution.