Job ID: 121527

Reseach Assistant (m/f/d)

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 17 January 2025

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Osnabrück

Country: Germany

Institution: Osnabrück University

Department: Department of Neurobiology

Description:

The Department of Neurobiology at the School of Biology/Chemistry is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant (m/f/d) (salary grade E 13 TV-L, 50%) to commence on March 16, 2025 or later. The position is limited for three years.

Your Duties:
• Participate on a project to elucidate disease-relevant mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease using microscopic imaging, algorithm-based image analysis and bioinformatics (Mol. Psychiatry 2022, 27:3010-3023; Nat. Commun. 2024, 15:1679; bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.01.601594)
• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work towards a PhD

Requirements:
• Completed degree (M.Sc. or comparable) in biology or a related field

Additional Qualifications:
• High motivation
• Background or experience in neuronal cell culture, computer-assisted data analysis and bioinformatics
• Good English skills and willingness to work in an international team

We offer:
• An excellent international environment with state-of-the-art research opportunities and participation in the graduate programs of Osnabrück University (ZePrOS)

Osnabrück University is a family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives.
Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments.
If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.
Please submit your application (including a letter of motivation, CV, copies of certificates, 2 reference addresses) by January 17, 2025 as one PDF file via email (reference “2024Neuro”) to the Dean of the School of Biology/ Chemistry (Email: bewerb-bio@uni-osnabrueck.de).
Please visit www.neurobiologie.uni-osnabrueck.de or contact Prof. Dr. Roland Brandt (email: robrandt@uni-osnabrueck.de) for further information.