PhD student (f/m/d) Center for Optogenetic Therapies

Our employees are the center of our company and our most important factor of success. For the Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für optogenetische Therapien we are currently / from the for the earliest start date onwards looking for a

PhD student (f/m/d) temporary basis, part time

We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated PhD students with an interest in translation of optogenetics into clinics to join one of the teams or platforms of the newly founded Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ: https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/) as part of a research rotation. The successful applicant will become a member of the new academy of the EKFZ and, further, can be associated with the Hertha-Sponer-College of the MBEXC.

The EKFZ at the University Medical Center Göttingen is dedicated to the translation of the four core optogenetic approaches to restore i) hearing and ii) vision and explore the potential of optogenetics for iii) gastric pacemaking and iv) brain-computer interfaces. These four teams are supported by the platforms for 1) opsin engineering, 2) gene transfer, 3) disease models, 4) immune-phenotyping and 5) development of medical devices.

The EKFZ relies on a close interdisciplinary collaboration between the University Medical Center Göttingen, the faculties of Physics, Mathematics, and Biology of the University, and non-university research institutions in Göttingen, such as the German Primate Center and the Max Planck Institutes for Multidisciplinary Sciences and for Dynamics and Self-Organization, as well as partners at the Medical University Hannover (MHH) and University of Freiburg.

Your tasks

• work within the team for optogenetic gastric pacemaking of the EKFZ
• prepare the translation of optogenetic therapies into the clinics
• obtain a PhD degree

Your qualifications

• completed Master of Sciences or equivalent in a Life Sciences subject (biology, chemistry, physics,…)
• labwork experience
• independent, responsible, flexible working style and ability to work in an international team
• a keen interest in translational optogenetics

We offer

• structured PhD training within GAUSS/GGNB
• a stimulating intellectual environment with innovative translational research-projects within the interdisciplinary research areas
• excellent scientific and technical infrastructure
• integration into the EKFZ teams or platforms
• mentoring by renowned scientists of the EKFZ
• membership in the EKFZ academy, promoting exchange between medical and natural scientists and specifically focusing on training in translation (patent applications, regulatory processes, clinical studies, etc.)
• a wide range of interesting benefits as an UMG employee (including in-house daycare center, child vacation care, attractive infrastructure; health and sports promoted by excellent company health management)
• location in a beautiful and historic German university town steeped in tradition, with a campus that includes the University of Göttingen, Max Planck Institutes, German Primate Centre and other local research institutions

We look forward to receiving your application!

The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With over 9,700 employees, the UMG and its subsidiaries are one of the largest employers in the region. More than 60 clinics, institutes and departments stand for high-quality patient care, excellent research and modern teaching.

Göttingen as a city of science is located in the center of Germany and the University Medical Center Göttingen is integrated into an attractive network of university and non-university scientific institutions.

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.

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Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für optogenetische Therapien

Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser

Robert-Koch-Straße 40

37075 Göttingen

ekfz.uni-goettingen.de