PhD student (f/m/d) in Molecular Cell Biology/Virology in Göttingen and Bordeaux University Medical Center Gottingen in Germany

The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With over 9,700 employees, the UMG and its subsidiaries are one of the largest employers in the region. More than 60 clinics, institutes and departments stand for high-quality patient care, excellent research and modern teaching.

Göttingen as a city of science is located in the center of Germany and the University Medical Center Göttingen is integrated into an attractive network of university and non-university scientific institutions.

The Institut für Molekularbiologie of the University Medical Centre Göttingen is looking for a new position for the earliest start date

PhD student (f/m/d) in Molecular Cell Biology/Virology in Göttingen and Bordeaux

part time, for a period of 3 years

Remuneration according to TV-L

The lab of Ralph Kehlenbach is seeking a motivated PhD-student. We are an international and diverse team of scientists working on the nucleocytoplasmic transport machinery and proteins of the inner nuclear membrane. In this project, we will address adenoviral genome import, together with our long-term collaborator, Dr. Harald Wodrich from the University of Bordeaux, France (see https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34757845/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32161167/ for recent publications (or search for Wodrich and Kehlenbach in PubMed)). The position (salary according to TV-L) is funded for (initially) three years.

We use a wide range of techniques, including super-resolution microscopy and advanced proteomics. For a brief overview of the institute and of our work, please visit our website ( https://biochemie.uni-goettingen.de/index.php/nuclear-transport-ag-kehlenbach-3/ ).

Your tasks

• the project will focus on adenoviral genome import into the nucleus
• you will use virus-infected cells to analyze nucleocytoplasmic transport
• you will perform fluorescence microscopy of fixed cells and living cells
• you will express proteins in bacteria for interaction studies
• part of the project will be performed in our partner lab in Bordeaux, France

Your qualifications

• Master in life science (e.g.biochemistry, biology, molecular medicine, virology)
• background in molecular biology techniques, microscopy and/or cell culture
• high intrinsic motivation
• english as work language
• willingness to travel to Bordeaux, France, several times

We offer

• stimulating work environment
• Integration into the local graduate school, GGNB
• Training opportunities in all related scientific fields, organized by the graduate school
• a project that is funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation)
• Experience abroad with tight interactions with our French partners

Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

Institut für Molekularbiologie

Prof. Dr. Ralph Kehlenbach

Robert-Koch-Straße 40

37073 Göttingen

https://herzzentrum.umg.eu/ueber-uns/mitglieder/institute/molekularbiologie/