Postdoctoral Scientist (w/m/d)

The University Hospital Ulm and its employees stand for modern and high quality patient care, excellent university research and medical education focused on the future as well as apprenticeships in attractive professional fields. The requirements for this are qualified and committed employees.

Your Tasks

• Discovery of novel muscular dystrophy-associated genes molecular mechanisms by latest state-of-the-art OMICs techniques, in particular long-read RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics
• Characterization of mouse models to investigate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms leading to muscular dystrophy
• Development of novel antisense oligonucleotides for exon skipping therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in-vitro and mdx mice models
• Development of protein quantification techniques including mass spectrometry
• Working in collaboration with an international team under supervision and leadership of the PI
• Publishing impactful original research papers

Your Profile

• Ph.D in biology and related field and a strong interest in drug development in genetically inherited diseases research interested and qualified MD will also be considered and we encourage applications
• hands-on experience with animal models is desirable
• A solid background in molecular biology is desirable
• Ability to work on multiple project in collaboration with others
• Candidates with programming skills will be preferred
• Candidates should be creative and capable of developing a competitive research project while working in autonomy under the supervision of a team leader

We Offer

Your salary will be based on qualification and experience including benefits according to TV-L. The jobs is currently for 9 months but will be extended if the candidate is successful. Very good scientific environment, broad repertoire of methods, supportive supervision and a friendly group. Short-term visits to other labs in Germany and abroad.

The Board of Directors of the University Hospital Ulm places strong emphasis on gender equality and seeks to increase the proportional representation of women in this field. Thus, applications from female scientists are welcome; suitably qualified women will be given preferential consideration unless other candidates clearly demonstrate superior qualifications.

We also welcome applications from disabled candidates, who will also be given preferential consideration over other applicants with comparable qualifications.

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