Postdoctoral Position in Biology of Ageing 1176 views

The Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing invites applications from talented and highly motivated for a Postdoctoral Position in Biology of Ageing. The position is available at department for Biological Mechanisms of Ageing, headed by Director Prof. Linda Partridge. Applicants with a strong background in Drosophila or mouse biology, work with human cells including stem cells, and/or biology of the microbiome are encouraged to apply.

About the project:

• The selected candidate will join an enthusiastic and collaborative team in an excellent scientific environment.
• The department investigates mechanisms of ageing and ageing-associated diseases, using the fruit fly Drosophila, the mouse and human cells as experimental model organisms.
• The work combines in vivo phenotyping with high-throughput techniques (proteomics, metabolomics, RNA-Seq, Bisulfite-Seq), molecular biology, biochemistry and high-resolution imaging to study how pharmacological, dietary and genetic interventions can improve health during ageing.

Starting date: selected candidate may start at the earliest.

Qualifications:

• Applicant must hold PhD in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry or a related field and a strong scientific track record of accomplishments and proven research capabilities.
• Applicant must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The working language is English; knowledge of the German language is not required.

Applications:

Applications must include the following:

• Cover letter that includes answers to the following questions: (1) Why are you interested in this position? (2) How is your own research background relevant to the work that we do? (3) Which of our recent publications do you find most interesting, and why? (4) What are your plans for a future career?
• CV including scientific interests, publications and scientific achievements
• Brief statement of potential project ideas
• Certificates and transcripts of the degrees obtained already
• Contact information for 3 references
• Application must be uploaded as one single pdf-file via the application website (quoting job code 12-2018).