Doctoral Researcher Positions project D2 (KHS-37982)

Your responsibilities:

• Actively and effectively contribute to the development of the project in research
  - Preparation of the pathogens
  - Set up of model systems and perform the infection experiments
  - Develop methods to analyse the infection process
  - Analysis and evaluation of the results
• Participation in the training and organization of the RTG
• Cooperate and support within the project and beyond
• Produce high-quality written manuscripts for publication
• Present your results at national and international conferences
• Assist with training other researchers, including masters? and undergraduate project students, as required
• Contribute to maintaining the collaborative, friendly and welcoming environment within the RTG and its collaboration partners

Your profile:

• An outstanding master?s degree (MSc) in microbiology or cellbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnologies, medicine.Candidates in the final stages of obtaining their degree are also eligibleto apply.
• Desired methodological skills in life science (one or more): basic training in microbiology and bacterial culture;experience in cell culture and infection experiments; basic knowledge inmolecular biology, FACS-analysis, advanced automated image data analysis,programming skills
• Highly motivated individual with an interest in joining one of the interdisciplinary research areas of the RTG and cooperate with other projects and partners
• The ability to work creatively and independently towards developing your own research project and collaborate with DRs of other disciplines
• An integrative and cooperative personality with enthusiasm for actively participating in the dynamic RTG community
• Outstanding English communication skills, both written and spoken

You can count on:

• A highly communicative atmosphere within an energetic scientific network 
• A comprehensive mentoring program and soft skills courses for early career researchers 
• An international competitive interdisciplinary training program in materials science and life science 
• Jena ? City of Science: a young and lively town with a vibrant local cultural agenda 
• A family-friendly working environment with a variety of offers for families: University Family Office ?JUniFamilie? and flexible childcare (?JUniKinder?) 
• University health promotion and a wide range of university sports activities

Our Team

The DFG Research Training Group (RTG) 2723 Materials?Microbes?Microenvironments (M?M?M): Antimicrobial biomaterials with tailored structures and properties, at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and at the Jena University Hospital, Germany, combines expertise in materials, life, medical, optical and computational sciences to develop and test ground-braking and highly innovative antimicrobial biomaterials for the prevention of biomaterials-associated infections (BAI). This will be approached by six interdisciplinary PhD tandem projects, each with two doctoral researchers (DRs) working on complementary materials science and medical/life science aspects of these questions in each project, with one materials scientist and one medical/life science professional working as team supervisors. Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) and Jena University Hospital (UKJ) closely cooperate within the RTG. Our full spectrum of excellent expertise in materials science and life sciences will be leveraged to address the critical issues of novel antimicrobial biomaterials in a collaborative spirit. The affiliated early career programs of the RTG, Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) and Jena Graduate Academy offer ambitious, structured and interdisciplinary post-graduate training based on top-level basic and applied research.

Reference number: DM48/2024

* Limited to 36 months

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