Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

PhD candidate "Epigenetics in CNS development" (m/f/d)

Baden-Württemberg

to work on a highly topical research project with state-of-the art technology in a collaborative setting
training options in advanced laboratory and/or bioinformatics methods
an international work atmosphere
a scheme towards academic qualification
participation in the university’s training offers for doctoral candidates, e.g. coaching and workshops
the option to participate in international conferences and meetings
regular training on aspects of good scientific practice
participation in national third-party funded consortia

undertake research in one of the groups projects regarding epigenetic regulation during brain development
perform the necessary experimental design, wet laboratory experiments and (bioinformatics) analyses
communicate your research results in regular meetings and report
follow and discuss developments in the field of neurodevelopmental epigenetics
integrate into the necessary organisational tasks of the group and the institute

a strong background in biochemistry, biology, molecular medicine, medicine or equivalent with an outstanding M.Sc. degree
experience in techniques of cell biology, protein biochemistry and molecular biology, ideally applied to understand the development or function of the central nervous system
experience in live cell microscopy, or electroporation techniques would be considered as additional surplus, as is experience in brain organoid research
experience with bioinformatical analyses of large data sets and next-generation-sequencing ideally on single cell level would also be a surplus
very good communication skills in English
the ability to work synergistically in a team
passion, curiosity and high motivation for unsolved research questions in the field of neurodevelopmental epigenetics