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PhD Student (d/f/m) Exploring and translating long-term immobility induced thromboprotection: from bears to human

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PhD Student (d/f/m) Exploring and translating long-term immobility induced thromboprotection: from bears to human

Specialty
Cardiology, Angiology

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Work time
part-time

Start date
01.11.2024

Employment period
limited

Application deadline
15.10.2024

Deployment location Charité
Campus Benjamin Franklin, Steglitz

Jobcode
3512

Salary group
E13

 

Working at Charité

We are looking for an intrinsically, highly motivated PhD doctorate who wants to join our exciting journey to discover and translate molecular cardiovascular disease prevention mechanisms. Our group studies resilience mechanisms that keep individuals healthy while being exposed to a harmful environment and risk factors focusing on thrombotic and thromboinflammatory disease. Using an innovative a cross-species approach investigating hibernating brown bears, pigs and long-term immobile patients we defined long-term immobility induced thromboprotective mechanisms. The PhD project will explore novel cellular derived resilience mechanisms using our translational approach combining involving model organism and start of the art methodology. These findings will pave the way for innovative therapeutic approaches.

Job overview

  • Exploring and characterizing disease preventive mechanisms
  • Becoming a member of our international, innovative research group
  • Planning, performing and analyzing a broad panel of experiments including protein assays (e.g. western blotting, mass spectrometry), RNA / DNA work (e.g. genotyping PCR, qPCR), cell culture work, immunofluorescence and histological, flow cytometry
  • Investigating different experimental animal models and patient cohorts, taking part in field studies
  • Communicate scientific results effectively, both in written and oral formats
  • Participations in lab meeting, national and international conferences
  • Author of peer-reviewed publications

We are looking for

  • You hold a scientific master’s degree (or equivalent) in the field of biomedicine, biotechnology, pharmacy, molecular medicine required to join the PhD program
  • You are enthusiastic about (translation) research and eager to learn novel experimental approaches
  • You communicate well in spoken and written English and German (the latter is not mandatory)
  • You are an open minded and dedicated team player, and ready to become an active member of our dynamic, multidisciplinary group
  • You have extended wet-lab experience covering a panel of basic research methodologies
  • Ideally, you are adept in working with big data sets and animal testing

Advantages at the Charité

  • Highly professional collaboration in a motivated and interdisciplinary team
  • A future-oriented, varied and challenging job with a high degree of personal responsibility and scope for personal action
  • Intercultural team events, well-structured onboarding with friendly colleagues
  • Discounts on many offers for employees in the areas of shopping, travel and sport
  • Our company pension scheme provides our employees with additional security in old age
  • Charité has been certified as a family-friendly university and family-friendly company since 2007: find more information here

Job information

  • Pay grade E13 TVöD VKA-K. The classification is based on qualifications, the respective experience level is calculated on the basis of years of service. The annual salary (gross) is stated for a full-time position without annual bonus, allowances and additional services. You can find the collective agreement here
  • The job is a part-time position with 25,35 working hours and limited to 36 months
  • 30 days vacation days are standard
  • The application deadline ends on: 15.09.2024
  • Reference number: 3512

Application

 

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For questions please contact:

PD Dr. Tobias Petzold
tobias.petzold@dhzc-charite.de  

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Data protection information

The Charité would like to point out that personal data is stored and processed at various locations at the Charité premises (e.g. specialty department, personnel representatives, HR department) as part of and for the purposes of the application process. Furthermore, the data may be transferred or processed within the group and to external bodies (e.g. authorities) to protect legitimate interests. By submitting your application, you agree to our data protection policy and terms of use for application procedures, which you can find here.

Additional information

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin makes its personnel decisions based on suitability, ability and professional performance. The Charité aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions and therefore strongly encourages women to apply. Women with equivalent qualifications will be given priority within the scope of legal possibilities. Applications from people with a migration background who meet the recruitment requirements are expressly encouraged. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preference. A police good-conduct certificate, in some cases an extended good-conduct certificate, is required at the time of recruitment. Unfortunately, application documents can be returned only if a sufficiently stamped envelope is enclosed. Any incurred travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.