PhD Student in Chromatin Structure and Function 993 views

The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, the Department of Computational Molecular Biology and the research group of Dr. Sarah Kinkley has an open position for a PhD student (m/f/d) in Chromatin Structure and Function (E13/2 TVöD) Code: 19-20.

About the position:

• Position is open to highly motivated and enthusiastic young researcher to study the mechanisms and incidence of R-loop formation in response to aberrant oncogene and tumor suppressor expression.
• The experimental approach will combine high-throughput data, such as siRNA and CRISPRa epigenome screens, with DRIPc-seq and/or R-ChIP-seq in the validation phase.
• Selected candidate will then be further evaluated for their ability to promote oncogenic transformation using a variety of molecular and cell biological approaches.
• Duration of appointment will be for 3 years with the possibility of extension.

Requirements:

• Applicant must an experimental background in molecular biology and/or epigenetics and/or RNA biology
• Applicant must hold a Master’s degree or a similar qualification in Biology, Biochemistry or related fields.
• Previous experience with CRISPR, CRISPRa and knowledge of computational biology is an advantage.

Applications:

Application to be submitted as a single pdf-file via email to job-1920@molgen.mpg.de including:

• Cover letter (describing motivation and how his/her background would best fit this position)
• CV
• Contact information of 2-3 mentors who agreed to provide a short letter of recommendation