Job Description

The Research Group Infection Resistance (Dr. Katrin Kierdorf) is looking for a

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

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We are looking for a highly motivated scientist, trained in Drosophila genetics, immunity and/or metabolism, to work in a highly dynamic and interdisciplinary researcher team focusing on different aspects of tissue-resident macrophage development and function. We aim to recruit an ambitious researcher to complement our Drosophila team and to work on projects dissecting the role of hemocytes as inter-organ signalling hubs in steady state and different immune challenges (Kierdorf et al., 2020; Hersperger et al., 2024). Our lab employs a combination of approaches such as genetic screens, single nuclei RNA-sequencing, live imaging, fate mapping approaches and reporter lines, and metabolomics.

We offer:

a diverse and international team of researchers working with invertebrate and vertebrate tissue-resident macrophages a variety of different methods, including imaging, flow cytometry, scRNA-seq/snRNA-seq, cell morphometry, diverse metabolic and functional assays a state of the art workplace allocated at the heart of the medical campus in close proximity to other research institutes and core facilities diverse international collaborations structured project meetings and institute seminars electronic lab books, digital lab management integration into an interactive local research environment and a vibrant research community, such as the excellence cluster CIBSS possibilities for career development and training programs for early career researchers

Required skills:

PhD in Biology, Molecular Medicine or a related discipline a high interest in immunological research questions profound experience with Drosophila work experience with large biological datasets and omics data, ideally (scRNA-seq/snRNA-seq and/or metabolomics) very good communication and organizational skills with ability to work to timelines, both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team very good communication and writing skills in English a pure joy in science and a passion for Drosophila research, ideally Drosophila immunity

Please send your application with a CV, certificates, strong motivation letter and two reference contacts until the 30th of November.

For further inquiries, please contact:

sandra.schickinger@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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