As a modern maximum-care hospital with a capacity of approximately 1,400 beds, the University Hospital of Cologne is dedicated to the practice of innovative academic medical excellence and assumes important societal functions in the fields of research, education and health care. The University Hospital of Cologne provides treatment to over 295,000 patients annually, with 58,000 of them receiving inpatient care. With a staff of about 10,200 employed by the hospital and subsidiary organizations, the University Hospital of Cologne is one of the largest employers in Cologne and ranks among the leading university clinics in Germany.
The Nephrological Research Laboratory of the Dept. 2 for Internal Medicine at the Uniklinik Köln is seeking applications for a full-time
postdoctoral researcher
to be employed under a limited-time contract starting in February 2016 (for 1 year, however this may be extended depending on follow-up funding).
We offer a position in a state-of-the art research laboratory, in the framework of which we conduct basic research regarding kidney diseases and employing the latest methods in molecular and cellular biology as well as using a number of different model organisms. Our young and motivated team is now looking for a dedicated Postdoc who has extensive experience in the handling and maintenance of Caenorhabditis elegans and profound knowledge on standard techniques in molecular biology to work on the role of hypoxia-signaling in the regulation of cellular stress resistance.
Your responsibilities will include:
· phenotyping of C. elegans
· transgenesis and mutagenesis in C. elegans
· cell culture
· molecular cloning
· confocal microscopy
Minimum qualifications:
· profound experience in the handling of C. elegans
· ecellent knowledge on standard techniques in molecular biology like
· molecular cloning
· SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting
· RNA- and DNA-purification and analysis
Your salary will be based on TV-L.
The Board of Directors of the University Hospital of Cologne 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.
The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.
Please address telephone enquiries to Anja Kirsch at +49 221 478-84449
Your application may be sent via email to roman-ulrich.mueller@uk-koeln.de by July 31 2015
Further information is available on the internet at
http://nephrologie.uk-koeln.de/nephrologische-forschung/nephrolab-cologne