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Research Associate - Institute for Experimental Endocrinology DM.32.25

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Research Associate - Institute for Experimental Endocrinology DM.32.25

Specialty
Endocrinology and diabetology

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Work time
full-time

Start date
Ab sofort

Employment period
limited

Application deadline
14.03.2025

Deployment location Charité
Campus Charité Mitte

Jobcode
4367

Salary group
E13

 

Working at the Charité

The Institute of Experimental Endocrinology (Prof. Michael Ristow) and its Junior Research Group (Dr. Kevin Perez) at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Campus Mitte) are hiring a Scientist in the field of Biology of Aging. Our newly formed group leverages public biobanks to identify existing drugs associated with lower mortality in the general population, and validate their effect on lifespan and health-span in model organisms (worms, and mice). The position is part of a 3-year German Research Foundation (DFG) research grant.
The project directly builds on two recent publications on the association between medications and lower mortality in the general population (PMID: 39364726), and our comprehensive evaluation of lifespan extending drugs in C. elegans (https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.24.600458)

Job Overview

The main responsibilities of the candidate include:

  • Setting up a high-throughput screening platform for lifespan-extending drugs in C. elegans
  • Testing lead compounds in mice for the improvement of aging biomarkers
  • Supervising MS and PhD students
  • Scientific staff is given sufficient time to carry out their own scientific work in accordance with their employment relationship

Required:

  • PhD in Biology, Biomedicine, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related fied
  • Experiences with C. elegans maintenance, synchronisation and lifespan experiments
  • Mice handling, blood sampling, behavior analysis, frailty
  • Optional: Expertise in drug screening, computational biology, bioinformatics and  experience with handling D. melanogaster

Advantages at the Charité

  • A highly professional collaboration within a motivated and interdisciplinary team
  • A future-oriented, varied and challenging job with high levels of personal responsibility and personal freedom of action
  • Inter-cultural team events, well-structured onboarding with friendly colleagues
  • Extensive free continuing education and training opportunities up to and including university studies
  • Discounts on various offerings for employees, for example shopping, travel, sports
  • Charité has been certified as a family-friendly university and family-friendly company since 2007

Job Information

  • Salary group E13 according to TVöD- VKA- K. The classification is based on qualification, the respective experience level is calculated from the years of professional experience. The annual salary (gross) is given for a full-time position without annual bonus, allowances and additional services. You can find the collective agreement here
  • The working time is full-time with 38.5 hours per week
    At our company 30 days of vacation are standard
    The position is limited to 3 years, as it is tied to the project duration
    The application deadline is on: 28.02.2025
    Reference number: 4367

Application

 

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For further questions please contact:

Dr. Kevin Perez
kevin.perez@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.