Postdoc (w/m/d) Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften

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Postdoc (w/m/d) Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften

The Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften of the University Medical Center Göttingen is looking for a Postdoc with the earliest start date.

Postdoc (f/m/d)

Full time, initially limited until . Remuneration according to TV‑L.

The Göttingen Campus hosts numerous prestigious and internationally renowned research institutions. This includes the University and its Medical Center, two life science Max Planck Institutes, the European Neuroscience Institute, and the German Primate Center. The Institute for Auditory Neuroscience & Inner Ear Lab is tightly integrated in the campus with research groups hosted also at non‑university institutions and runs numerous stimulating collaborations on campus such as within the Collaborative Research Center CRC1690 (Disease Mechanisms and Functional Restoration of Sensory and Motor Systems, and the newly founded Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ:

Your tasks

Large‑scale and in‑depth characterization of optimized Channelrhodopsin variants for basic research in neuroscience and future optogenetic therapies
Automated (Syncropatch384, Nanion) and manual patch‑clamp experiments
High‑throughput spinning disc confocal microscopy (Yokogawa CQ1)
Data analysis

Your qualifications

Excellent and highly motivated applicant with a strong background in the (electrophysiological) characterization of membrane transport proteins
Proficiency in structural biology and/or bioinformatics and/or data‑driven protein design
Experience with basic molecular biology techniques (PCR, cloning etc.)
Preferably knowledge in the characterization of microbial rhodopsins
Skills in data analysis with Python
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to work in an interdisciplinary and international team of researchers

We offer

Exciting work and collaboration in a multi‑disciplinary team
A highly innovative project
The chance to contribute to work towards the development of future optogenetic therapies, in particular the optical cochlear implant

Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.