Post-doctoral Research Assistant : Hamburg, Germany

Post-doctoral Research Assistant
Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
€ 44-56K pre-tax per annum, depending on prior periods of employment.

This is a fixed term post for 36 months with the potential for prolongation.

We wish to recruit a highly motivated, experienced postdoctoral scientist to carry out an ERC-AG funded project in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Eschenhagen. The project prospectively studies the predictive value of human iPSC-derived engineered heart tissue (EHT) in patients with inherited cardiomyopathies and diastolic heart failure.

The department’s research aims at a better understanding of the heart’s function under normal and diseased conditions and the mechanism of action of cardiovascular drugs. Specific questions pertain molecular mechanisms of heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation as well as the development of new therapies. The department is involved in the Cardiovascular Research Center Hamburg (founding partner 2008), the DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, founded 2011), the EU-funded network Biodesign (2012 – 2015), the LeDucq Transatlantic Networks of Excellence „Protein Toxicity“ (L. Carrier).

The post will involve collaboration with a wide range of academic partners within Germany, the EU and worldwide.

Your responsibilities:

• Extensive phenotyping of EHTs under supervision of the PI and Dr. Arne Hansen
• Introduction of new methods, optimization of existing ones
• Supervision of statistics
• To develop and ensure adherence to SOPs

Your profile:

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. or MD and a track record of success, as indicated by (first-author) publications in international journals.
• Applicants aspiring to an academic career in cardiovascular science are encouraged to apply.
• Excellent organizational skills, capability of individual initiative and of interacting as part of a team
• Experience in stem cell research or in muscle-physiological and cell-biological techniques is essential.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Thomas Eschenhagen, Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology via phone (+49 40 71410-52180) or e-mail (t.eschenhagen@uke.de).

The University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers equal opportunities, independent of age, sex, sexual identity, handicaps, country of origin or religion. The UKE has therefore signed the Charter of Diversity. In addition we support gender equality.