MPI for Biophysical Chemistry: PhD or Postdoc researcher 1458 views

Research Group “Sleep and Waking” (PD Dr. Henrik Bringmann) at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry is inviting applications for a PhD Student or Postdoc “control and functions of sleep”.

About the position:

• The group is looking for a Doctoral student or Postdoc to work on the mechanisms by which sleep neurons control sleep and the mechanisms of how sleep becomes restorative.
• Projects are possible for projects in both control and functions of sleep. Projects are possible that use either elegans or mouse as a model, or both.
• Methods and approaches used will be molecular genetics, functional imaging, electrophysiology, and optogenetics.

Requirements:

• For a PhD student position: applicant must hold a Master’s (or equivalent) degree in Life Science.
• For Postdoc: applicant must hold a PhD in Life Science and must have some background in at least one of the above-mentioned animal models.

Application:

Applications must include the following:

• CV
• List of publications (if applicable)
• 2-4 references with contact names and addresses familiar with the work of the candidate.
• Submit all materials preferably in electronic form (as one single PDF file) via e-mail quoting the reference to the code number (Job code 28-17) to ausschreibung28-17@mpibpc.mpg.de.