PostDoc (f/m/d)

The working group „Vegetative Optogenetics“ is looking for following new member at the next possible time point:

• Limitation: initially limited to 1.5 years with the option of an extension
• Working period: full time (38,5h / week)
• Tariff: salary according to TV-L
• Announcement published on 19.07.2023
• Vacancy from 19.07.2023
• Application deadline: 31.08.2023

About us:

We are a young team of biologists, clinician scientists, physicists and chemists establishing new optogenetic approaches with the aim to use them for specific scientific questions in muscle physiology and to develop new translational approaches. Optogenetics is a recently developed method allowing to control cellular behaviour with light after genetic manipulation. Thereby, optogenetic stimulation provides an unprecedented combination of cell-specificity and spatial as well as temporal precision and is a unique opportunity to investigate and understand the physiology and pathophysiology of muscle cells, their function within intact organs and how they are communicating among each other.

Your tasks:

• Characterize immune response against gene transfer and implantable light devices
• Optimize gene transfer and expression of optogenetic proteins in specific cell types
• Work in the teams for optogenetic gastric and laryngeal pacemaking
• application of the methods include cloning, cell culture, immunohistochemistry, FACS, force measurements
• Work with cells from mice, pigs and non-human primates
• participate in teaching tasks of the Institute

Your profil:

• highly motivated and interested researcher
• team-orientated and cooperative
• completed PhD/MD in Life Sciences/Physics/Chemistry
  

Our offer:

• structured programs and career development (for example Hertha-Sponer-College)
• competitive and collaborative research environment (CRC1002, MBExC cluster of excellence, DFG funding)
• state-of-the-art methods focused on optogenetics and muscle physiology with access to all core facilities and cutting edge techniques at the Göttingen Campus
  

Your application should include a full curriculum vitae, a statement addressing your motivation and ability to work within a close network of different research groups and provide the names and contact details of at least two referees.

The University Medical Center Göttingen is committed to professional equality. We therefore seek to increase the proportion of under-represented genders. Applicants with disabilities and equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment.

We look forward to receiving your application by 31.08.2023:

Please send your application only via e-mail as a PDF-file.

Travel and application fees cannot be refunded or transferred.

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