PhD student bei Universitätsklinikum Aachen AöR

As a tertiary and quaternary level provider of medical care, the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen combines patient-oriented medicine and care, teaching and research at an international level. The entire spectrum of medical care is provided through 36 specialist departments, 33 institutes and six interdisciplinary units. The co-location of patient care, research and teaching in a central building offers the best conditions for intensive interdisciplinary exchange and close clinical and scientific networking. Highly qualified teams of doctors, nurses and scientists work collaboratively to optimise the healthcare provision of our local, regional, national and international patients. Around 9,000 employees ensure that our care delivery is patient-oriented medicine and surpasses the highest quality standards. With 1,400 beds, the university hospital treats around 50,000 inpatient and 200,000 outpatient cases per year.

The Institute of Cell and Tumor Biology is looking for a

PhD student (f/m/d)

The part-time position 65% (25,03 h./week) starts as soon as possible and is funded for 3 years. The successful applicants will be encouraged to work towards a doctoral degree.

Tasks:

You will predominately work with murine models of disease to explore the stromal niche contribution to bone marrow fibrosis using:

• Mouse work
• Flow cytometry and cell sorting
• Single cell transcriptomic analysis and data integration
• Histological analysis of tissues
• Cell culture

Requirements for the candidate:

• Ability to work with mouse models and samples
• Basic lab skills (Flow cytometry, histology, cell culture, qPCR, ELISA, etc.)
• Desirable
  • Experience with murine models
  • Experience in molecular biology (RNA extraction, qPCR, etc.)
  • Experience in fluorescence microscopy
  • Experience in advanced cell culture
  • Biocomputational skills (programming in R and/or Python)
• Excellent ability to work in a team
• Excellent oral and written English and strong communication skills (Level C2)
• Demonstrated self-motivation, organizational skills and scientific thinking from research project(s).

Why should you choose us?

• 300 professions under one roof - more variety is not possible
• We offer performance-based remuneration in accordance with the provisions of TV-L (EG13), including attractive public service benefits
• In addition to a wide range of further education and training opportunities we offer a wide range of health promotion options as well as the extensive university sports program
• Monthly employee discounts through our corporate benefits program to save on private shopping
• Flexible working hours so that you can better combine work and private life, because your work-life balance is important to us
• Attractive conditions for public transport or discounted employee parking so that you have a relaxed commute
• A company kindergarten so that your children are always close by

This position is not gender specific.

The RWTH Aachen University Hospital promotes equal opportunities and diversity. Applications from women are expressly encouraged and if the applicant is suitable qualified, they will be given priority in accordance with the LGG. If suitably qualified, people with a registered disability will also receive priority.

Weekly hours are negotiable.

You should preferably use our digital application portal at www.karriere.ukaachen.de for your application. There you have the option of securing your documents in the electronic application folder to prevent unauthorized access. Applications that reach us by email to: bewerbung@ukaachen.de (this transmission path cannot be as effectively secured) will be transferred to the aforementioned portal and any accompanying documents will be disposed of in accordance with data protection regulations immediately after transfer. After the retention period has expired, the data in the portal will also be deleted. If you do not agree to a transfer to the Application portal your application cannot be considered.

The application deadline for the advertised position GB-P-46059 is 30th of November 2023.

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Institute of Cell and Tumor Biology, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Rebekka Schneider-Kramann, Pauwelsstr.30, 52074 Aachen.

For more detailed information please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Rebekka Schneider-Kramann, Tel.: +49 (0)241-80 80760, E-Mail: reschneider@ukaachen.de

https://www.schneiderlab.org/