Postdoc in Gene Edited Immunotherapies

as soon as possible
full-time; initially limited until December 31, 2026 WissZeitVG as part of a third-party funded project
Your salary will be based on TV-L
- Your tasks

We are looking for a motivated scientist to develop immunotherapies against cancer:
Create innovative approaches to generate gene-edited cells against cancer
Work with human T cells, NK cells, stem cells, myeloid cells
Develop in vitro assays and mouse cancer models for preclinical validations
Supervise PhD, master and medical students
Prepare reports, manuscripts, grants and presentations for conferences
Participate in the routine organization and administration of a scientific laboratory
- Your Profile
Laboratory skills in molecular biology (cloning, gene editing and gene expression analyses)
Strong know-how about immunological techniques (FACS, ELISA and cytotoxic assays)
Qualifications and experience for handling mice (FELASA B certification or equivalent)
Competence in using hardware and software tools for text generation, data analyses and documentation (MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Prism-Graphpad, flowjo, etc)
Excellent English and German communication skills, both spoken and written
Team leadership, ability to organize, prioritize, solve problems reliably and efficiently
- Our Offer

Our Institute will develop and test innovative technologies with a team of talented multidisciplinary scientists in basic, applied and clinical research. We are an international and multidisciplinary Institute with a lifelong learning philosophy.

University Hospital of Cologne offers a collegial introduction and diverse training and development opportunities. There is also a wide range of family support and a day-care center with emergency childcare. In addition, the usual social services are offered (e.g. Jobticket, Corporate Benefits).
- Your future with us

Working at the University Hospital Cologne and the Medical Faculty means helping to shape the future - the future of medicine, of patients and, of course, your own future. You benefit from 59 clinics and institutes as well as numerous other departments and facilities and more than 10,000 jobs. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne and the University Hospital Cologne assume important social tasks in research, teaching and patient care. A close network with many university and non-university partners guarantees an internationally successful science and the excellent education of our students.
- Your future in detail

Our newly created Institute for Translational Immune-Oncology (Director Prof. Renata Stripecke) within the Clinic I for Internal Medicine (Director Prof. Michael Hallek) and at the Cancer Center Cologne Essen (CCCE) will be located in a new cutting-edge research building with outstanding research environment and support. The mission of the Stripecke lab is to develop innovative gene

The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.

**Contact**:
Prof. Renata Stripecke or Dr. Milita Daguzyte
+49 221 478-51457 or -51430

**Application deadline**: 29.10.2023

**Postal address**:
Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR
PA30
Geschäftsbereich Personal