PhD student position

vor 1 Tag


Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland Uniklinik Köln Vollzeit
» Your tasks

The DFG-funded Collaborative Research Centre (CRC1218) "Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function" , Department of Dermatology at the University of Cologne is seeking applications for one

PhD student position (f/m/x) 

to be employed under a limited-time contract of 3 years (third-party funded). 

We are searching for a highly motivated and qualified scientist with research interests in the area of: 

Mitochondrial function in skin inflammation and regeneration  

» Your Profile

Applications are invited from candidates who recently obtained their Diploma/Masters degree. The applicant should have a strong background in molecular biology and enthusiasm to study basic mechanisms of disease processes. The candidate will be actively involved in mouse work and previous experience is desirable, but not mandatory.

Please submit your application (including a detailed CV, copy of Abiturzeugnis,  list of publications, two references and a brief statement of research interests)online below.

» Our Offer
  • A varied job in a highly interesting and challenging research topic
  • A fair working environment with appreciative cooperation
  • Possibility to develop side projects according to personal interests
  • Internal and external training opportunities
  • Flexible working time models to support family life
  • Occupational health management offers
» 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 60 clinics and institutes as well as numerous other departments and facilities and more than 12,000 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

Scientists from the University of Cologne,  the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne and  from the University of Bonn have teamed up to study how mitochondria influence activity, differentiation and survival of the cell. The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC)/Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 1218 on Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function has been funded by the German Research Foundation   ( DFG ) since July 2016. In June 2024, we are happy to announce that the CRC 1218 is entering its third phase, funded by the German Research Foundation until 2028.

The is organized in seventeen scientific and five central projects. The Integrated Research Training Group (mito-RTG), a graduate programme specifically designed for the doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scientists participating in the projects of the CRC, provides them with the best possible scientific environment, guidance, mentoring and teaching.


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