Phd Student - Duesseldorf, Deutschland - Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR

Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Duesseldorf, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

as of May 1, 2023
part-time (25 hours/week); limited for 36 months according to WissZeitVG Third-party funded project
Your salary will be based on TV-L

Your tasks

Detecting and analyzing HIV-1 envelope sequences and testing of their antibody sensitivity in vitro and in vivo
Characterization of HIV-1 sequence variability and viral resistance mechanisms in HIV-1 infected individuals
Assessment of the impact of HIV-1 antibody resistance mutations on viral fitness
Implementation and conduction of immunologic and virologic assays and methods, including primary cells, cell culture, virus cultures, PCR, cloning, flow cytometry, ELISA, immunohistochemistry
Analysis of large datasets containing viral sequence and phenotypic data
Presentation of the data in in-house meetings as well as at national and international conferences
Drafting and writing manuscripts with the overall goal to publish our results in high-impact journals

Your Profile

You hold an excellent Diploma/Masters degree
Good working knowledge in immunology, molecular biology or equivalent
Scientific enthusiasm
A high motivation level and the ability to work effectively in a team
Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written, German language is desirable

Our Offer

We offer a highly clinically relevant translational research project in a young research group and a stimulating and internationally highly competitive environment
Freedom and the support to design, implement, and direct own research projects and strong promotion of professional development
Full access to state-of-the-art technology platforms and facilities to carry out cutting edge translational research
A constantly growing group of highly motivated researchers
A wide range of techniques in the field of molecular and cellular biology, infectious diseases, and immunology
A constantly growing group of highly motivated technicians and researchers
A wide range of advanced techniques in the field of molecular and cellular biology, virology, infectious diseases, and immunology
Flexible working time models to support family life

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 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.

Your future in detail

Our translational research group, led by Philipp Schommers, MD/PhD is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through the Emmy Noether Programme.

Our group is located in the middle of the campus of the University Hospital Cologne in the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMMC) where we have access to state-of-the-art BSL-1 to BSL 3 laboratories and several excellent core facilities and in-house services.

Contact:

Priv.
Doz. Dr. Dr. Philiipp Schommers

Application deadline:

Postal address:

Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR
PA30
Geschäftsbereich Personal