PhD Position (Dr. rer. nat.) in Cardiovascular Science (f/m/d) from February 2025

- Learning of a variety of above-mentioned techniques and perform them autonomously
- Modification and adaptation of known methods into new protocols
- Involvement in the writing of animal experimentation proposals and funding proposals
- Encouragement to not only contribute to but also plan new projects or sub-projects self-initiated
- High appreciation of teamwork and personal involvement into our working group beyond every-day lab work
- The duration of the PhD program is scheduled for three years (36 months) from February 2025

- Excellent university degree (master or diploma) in scientific subject (pharmacy, biology, chemistry, bio-physics etc.)
- Principal skills and knowledge of laboratory techniques
- Profound language skills in English and German (at least level B2-C1), both written and spoken
- Profound experience with MS Office (especially Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Not mandatory but helpful: Experience with SPSS, GraphPad Prism, G*Power statistical software, Endnote
- Not mandatory but preferable: Previous work with experimental animals (especially mice) and willingness to work with them
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- High level of motivation, flexibility, autonomy, reliability and resilience

- An international and multidisciplinary team of physicians, medical doctors, Post-docs, PhD students, medical students and technical assistants
- A brand new state-of-the-art cardiovascular research laboratory, located on the campus of the University Hospital Düsseldorf
- Modern techniques and equipment in molecular biology and analytics (e.g. Bioflux® flow chamber, cell culture, Western Blot, enzymatic assays, PCR, BD FACS® System)
- Murine in-vivo and ex-vivo experiments (wire injury for aortic stenosis, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion surgery, Langendorff isolated perfused heart system, Vevo® Ultrasound/Echocardiography, histological techniques, in-vivo microscopy)
- A structured educational program via iGRAD (Interdisciplinary Graduate and Research Academy Düsseldorf)
- Participation in national and international congress with presentation of research results
- Contribution to high-ranking international cardiovascular and internal medicine journals for publication of findings
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The PhD position is available on a full-time basis. The salary corresponds to TVL-E13 65% (States' Tariff Agreement). The position is to be filled for a fixed period of 36 months.