PhD student position (f/m/x) in Köln

• Methods that will be used: molecular biology, immunofluorescence, imaging, transgenic mouse models and cell lines, biochemistry, cell biology, high-modality flow cytometry, bulk and single cell RNA sequencing

• We seek highly motivated and dynamic candidates
• The successful candidate will join a dynamic research lab and will participate in the analysis of novel molecular and immunological mechanisms regulating macrophage activation in myocardial infarction

We offer a stimulating scientific environment (, , ), the lab has numerous national and international collaborations, excellent supervision and the position offers the participation in the Graduate . Applicants will have access to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity for collaborations in an excellent scientific setting within and beyond the CCRC GRK 2407 and the SFB TRR259 “Aortic Diseases”.

Applications are invited from candidates who recently obtained their Diploma/Master’s degree. The applicant should have a strong background in molecular biology and enthusiasm to study basic mechanisms of disease processes. Applicants should also be interested in immunological research and have basic knowledge of immunology. The successful candidate will be actively involved in mouse work and previous experience is desirable, but not mandatory.

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.

The DFG-funded CCRC Graduate Program (GRK 2407): „ Inflammatory and cellular stress signaling: Switches to Vascular Dysfunction“ at the University of Cologne is seeking applications for one Ph.D. Student (f/m/x) Position for the group “Immune Cell Responses in Cardiovascular Disease” at the Department of Cardiology to be employed under a limited-time contract of 28 months (until 30.04.2023, third party funded) with the possibility of extension.

The project will be embedded in the already existing . 

We seek highly motivated and dynamic candidates. The successful candidate will join a dynamic research lab and will participate in the analysis of novel molecular and immunological mechanisms regulating macrophage activation in myocardial infarction.

Methods that will be used: molecular biology, immunofluorescence, imaging, transgenic mouse models and cell lines, biochemistry, cell biology, high-modality flow cytometry, bulk and single cell RNA sequencing.

Applications are invited from candidates who recently obtained their Diploma/Master’s degree. The applicant should have a strong background in molecular biology and enthusiasm to study basic mechanisms of disease processes. Applicants should also be interested in immunological research and have basic knowledge of immunology. The successful candidate will be actively involved in mouse work and previous experience is desirable, but not mandatory.

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