Working at the Charité
CRC/TR 412 (TRR 412) is a DFG-funded Transregio Collaborative Research Center seeking to address the pressing need for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms in Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). To this end, CRC/TR 412 brings together the expertise of clinicians and basic researchers from Charité – Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, TU Dresden, the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics at Dresden, and the M3 Research Institute at Tübingen.
From 1 October 2025, CRC/TR 412 offers 4 positions for PhD students at Charité – Universitaetsmedizin Berlin to exceptional and highly motivated candidates pursuing a career in translational liver research. TRR 412 has its own integrated research training group with a structured graduate training program.
Please follow https://berlindresdennafld.org/ for further information on our scientific mission and individual projects.
Advantages at the Charité
Highlights of working in the TRR 412:
- Opportunity to pursue your own PhD project as part of an innovative network with outstanding multidisciplinary expertise
- Structured graduate program featuring a unique curriculum focused on MASLD and hepatology, personalized mentoring and supervision, hands-on advanced methods courses & lab visits
- Access to graduate training and education opportunities from four top-ranking universities via the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)
- Gender-aware research and commitment to a diverse, LGBTQ+ and family-friendly working environment
- Life and research in the vibrant city of Berlin