Postdoctoral fellow position : Cologne, Germany

As a modern maximum-care hospital with a capacity of approximately 1,400 beds, the University Hospital of Cologne is dedicated to the practice of innovative academic medical excellence and assumes important societal functions in the fields of research, education and health care. The University Hospital of Cologne provides treatment to over 270,000 patients annually, with 50,000 of them receiving inpatient care. With a staff of about 9,400 employed by the hospital and subsidiary organizations, the University Hospital of Cologne is one of the largest employers in Cologne and ranks among the leading university clinics in Germany.

At the Department of Translational Genomics (Director: Roman Thomas, M.D.) a full-time

Postdoctoral fellow position in the area of cancer genomics and cancer cell biology

is available immediately until December 2016.

Our group is a dynamic and competitive research lab; our research is centered on understanding functional, cell biology aspects of mutations in the cancer genome. We employ cancer genome sequencing to identify novel mutations that drive tumor growth. A focus of our work is to combine computational biology as well as molecular cell biology methods to understand the biological impact of these novel mutations. Thus, our lab is composed of scientist with various background, including physics, cell biology, oncology and genetics that work together in a highly collaborative fashion to funnel results from computational analyses into functional cell biology understanding.

We are looking for talented scientists driven by the desire to make a relevant contribution to the treatment of cancer patients by discovering significant findings in the lab. A profound knowledge of cancer cell biology, prior research experience and the ability to drive projects with a high degree of independence are a must. The position requires a PhD or MD degree in a relevant field, such as cell biology, physics, computational biology or oncology. We offer a great environment within the lab, intensive mentoring and multiple interactions with global leaders, both from academia and industry.

Your salary will be based on TV-L.

The Board of Directors of the University Hospital of Cologne places strong emphasis on gender equality and seeks to increase the proportional representation of women in this field. Thus applications from female scientists are welcome; suitably qualified women will be given preferential consideration unless other candidates clearly demonstrate superior qualifications.

We also welcome applications from disabled candidates, who will also be given preferential consideration over other applicants with comparable qualifications.

Further information is available on the internet at www.translational-genomics.uni-koeln.de

Please submit your application including a detailed CV, list of publications, two references, and a brief statement of research interests as a single pdf file quoting the reference number e145 to Roman Thomas (roman.thomas@uni-koeln.de).