Postdoctoral Position

» Your tasks

• Focus on studying mechanisms to prevent age-related diseases using the model organism C. elegans.
• Organize and troubleshoot your own work independently.
• Transparently and professionally communicate results and experiences within the team.
• Provide guidance and support to Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. students.

» Your Profile

•  Ph.D. in Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field.
•  Enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoc interested in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and aging research
•  Experience in stem cell research or C. elegans models is an advantage but not necessary
•  Excellent verbal and written English skills.
•  Proactive, flexible, and adept at problem-solving.

» Our Offer

• Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility in an interesting and demanding environment.
• A supportive social environment with friendly colleagues.
• Flexible working time models.
• Very good transportation connections.
• Initially limited to two years, with the possibility of extension.

» 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

The position will be filled in the research group of () at the University Hospital Cologne.

Our group is interested in studying how alterations in the crosstalk between RNA and protein metabolism contribute to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurodegenerative disease that remains incurable. Our laboratory uses an innovative approach based on a combination of patient-derived stem cells with genetics in the model organisms C. elegans to understand mechanism that can prevent age -related diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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