Working at the Charité
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is a joint institution of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Charité was once again voted Germany's best hospital because our employees do an outstanding job every day - in patient care as well as in research, teaching and administration. Patients from all over the world rely on the expertise of our staff as well as on state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment methods.
Varied and challenging activities with a high degree of personal responsibility await you.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Job Overview
We are looking for a Postdoc studying the heart-brain axis in a stroke model. Candidates are interested in working in an interdisciplinary, translational team of biologists and clinician-scientists. In this project, we aim to study the heart-brain interplay after stroke in different rodent in vivo models as well as human samples, identifying sex-specific mechanisms and the potential role of targeting extracellular RNA.
The project is funded with 900.000 € in total for 3 years by the DZHK (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V.).
- Planning and execution of in vivo (mouse model) and in vitro experiments
- Handling of transgenic animals
- Responsibility for laboratory equipment
- Supervision of scientific personnel
- International presentation of results
- Scientific staff will be provided with sufficient time for their own research work according to the terms of their employment.
We are looking for
- PhD in Neuroscience, Vascular Biology, Immunology, or a related field
- Experience in conducting in vitro and translational in vivo experiments
- Proficiency in modern histology and microscopy techniques, multi-omics single-cell analyses, and/or organoid development
- Knowledge in Vascular Biology and Neuroimmunology is desirable
- Expertise in state-of-the-art imaging and bioinformatics is highly welcome
- Independent work style and creativity
- Willingness to learn new methods and take on responsibilities
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Self-motivation, multitasking, and effective teamwork are essential
- Experience in writing scientific papers
Advantages at the Charité
- A relaxed but highly professional collaboration in a familiar, motivated, interdisciplinary team
- A future-oriented, varied and challenging job with a high degree of personal responsibility and personal freedom of action
- Multicultural team events, well-structured onboarding with nice colleagues
- Extensive free continuing education and training opportunities up to and including university studies
- Discounts on many employee offers for shopping, travel, sports
- Our company pension scheme provides our employees with additional security in old age
- Reconciliation of private life, family and work; we are a certified company -
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Job Information
- Pay scale E13 according to TVöD- VKA- K. The grouping takes place under consideration of the qualification, the respective experience level is calculated from the completed professional years. 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 39 hours per week
- At our company 30 days of vacation are standard
- The application deadline is on: 17.11.2023
- Reference number: DM.200.23b