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The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute – (Leibniz-HKI, www.leibniz-hki.de) investigates the pathobiology of human-pathogenic fungi and identifies targets for the development of novel natural product-based antibiotics.
The Department of Infection Biology invites talented and highly gifted candidates to apply as a
Postdoctoral Researcher (f/div/m) Complement Genetics & Glomerular Diseases
for two years initially.
Your profile:
- Doctoral degree in biology, genetics or life sciences
- Experience, knowledge and good experimental skills in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry
- Knowledge of complement and immunobiology, bioinformatics, cell biology and microbiology is an advantage
We offer:
The successful candidates will investigate the field of complement genetics, complement regulators and pathology of renal diseases. Main topics of the project are:
- Identification of genetic mutations of complement genes in the renal diseases C3 glomerulopathy and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Next generation sequencing for genetic diagnostics
- Functional characterization of FHR2 and FHR5 proteins in complement system and beyond; for further details please see literature below
Salary is paid according to German TV-L (salary agreement for public service employees). As an equal opportunity employer, the Leibniz-HKI is committed to increasing the percentage of female scientists and therefore especially encourages them to apply.
Further information:
Prof. Dr. Peter Zipfel | +49 3641 532 1301 | career@leibniz-hki.de
Applications:
Complete applications in English should include a cover letter, a CV containing a complete list of publications, a brief statement of research experiences, the addresses of two possible referees, and should be submitted by September 30, 2020, via the Leibniz-HKI online application system.
