PhD student position in Experimental Osteoarthritis Research / Doktorand (m/w/d) experimentelle Arthroseforschung
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
The University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe with more than 80 clinics and institutes. It offers outstanding medical treatment and excellence in research and education with nearly 15,000 employees. We provide top research at the interface of medicine, science and technology and maintain research co-operations with universities all over the world.
The Research Group in the Department of Orthopedics Trauma Surgery at the University Medical Center, Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel, Germany, offers a PhD student position (m/f/d) for students with an interest and expertise in cell/molecular biology. Candidates (m/f/d) with knowledge in immunology are preferred. The project is related to the topic of implant-associated infections and involves the analysis of human samples from the operation theatre as well as cell-culture experiments. The final stage of the project will potentially involve animal experimentation. The group offers intensive training of PhD students (m/f/d) in a wide range of laboratory techniques.
Start in our team
Highly motivated students (m/f/d) with solid scientific background who are willing to join the team are invited to apply by sending their documents in one PDF file including two references (with contact data).
Your tasks:
- Analyze the inflammatory pathways in implant-associated infections
- Analyze human samples ex-vivo and perform / set-up in-vitro experiments to further decode the process of biofilm building
- Cell and molecular biology analysis, flow cytometry, cytokine analysis, histology
- Animal work (animal surgery and sample harvesting and analysis)
- Biobanking
Your profile:
- Degree in cellular / molecular biology / immunology (or comparable) with a scientific background and experimental experience in the following research areas:
- Animal experimentation (animal experimentation diploma)
- Cell culture, molecular and cell biology (qPCR, Western-Blot, ELISA, multiplex analysis)
- Flow cytometry analysis, histology
- Biomaterials, stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
- Independent and self-motivated person, scientific creativity and originality, strong team spirit and collaborative capacity, strong writing skills
- Fluency in English
We offer:
- The salary will be paid in accordance with remuneration group 50% of E13 TV-L (Public Sector Collective Agreement).
- You work 19,25 hours a week on the project, based on a fixed-term contract. The funding is available for three years.
The UKSH has been certified as a family-friendly institution and is committed to further improving the compatibility of work and family life. We support the employment of disabled persons. Persons with disabilities will, with appropriate qualifications and aptitudes, be employed preferentially. The UKSH has set the goal to reach professional equality between men and women. The University aims to increase the number of women among the faculty staff and therefore explicitly encourages the application of female scientists.
Additional information:
Please submit your application until 13 May 2021, indicating the reference number 4822, via our online portal:
Apply now
For more information visit:
www.uksh.de/karriere ;
www.uksh.de/orthopaedie-unfallchirurgie-kiel/index-highlight-Ambulanz.html
Location: 24105 Kiel
Reference number: 4822
Your contact person:
Prof. Dr. med. Babak Moradi (phone: +49 431-500-24401; e-mail:
babak.moradi@uksh.de)
Recruiter:
Gordon Jäckel (phone: +49 431-500-11196)
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
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