Erstellt am 27. Juni 2026
PhD student (f/m/d)
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Göttingen, Niedersachsen 37075, Germany
Vollzeit
Reference: 778746719
full time , with 38,5 hours per week, limited for 3 years
We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated PhD student (f/m/d) with an interest in the study of cardiac electrophysiology and develop new optogenetic approaches for this purpose. The successful applicant will be part of the Göttingen Campus and can be associated to the FOR 5807 and RTG2824. He/she/it will explore new channelrhodopsins and optoGPCRs developed by us and collaboration partners as well as test new photopharmacological approaches with the aim to develop cardiac arrhythmia termination further.
Your tasks
Your tasks
Your qualifications
Your qualifications
We offer
We offer
Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.
We look forward to receiving your application!
We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated PhD student (f/m/d) with an interest in the study of cardiac electrophysiology and develop new optogenetic approaches for this purpose. The successful applicant will be part of the Göttingen Campus and can be associated to the FOR 5807 and RTG2824. He/she/it will explore new channelrhodopsins and optoGPCRs developed by us and collaboration partners as well as test new photopharmacological approaches with the aim to develop cardiac arrhythmia termination further.
Your tasks
Your tasks
- Design, cloning and testing of new constructs
- Functional readout of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and isometric force measurements of ventricular slices from mice and humans
- Test the best suited approaches in mouse hearts
Your qualifications
Your qualifications
- Completed Master of Sciences or equivalent in a Life Sciences subject (molecular medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, ...)
- Labwork experience
- Independent, responsible, flexible working style and ability to work in an international team
- Interested in basic cardiovascular research, electrophysiology and optogenetics
We offer
We offer
- Structured PhD training within GAUSS/GGNB with additional and optional training in the Hertha Sponer College and EKFZ academy for translation the RTG2824 "Heart and brain diseases: integrative research across organs"
- A stimulating intellectual environment with innovative translational research-projects within the interdisciplinary research areas
- Excellent scientific and technical infrastructure
- Mentoring by renowned scientists of the Göttingen Campus and the FOR5807
- A wide range of interesting benefits as an UMG employee (including in-house daycare center, child vacation care, attractive infrastructure; health and sports promoted by excellent company health management)
- Location in a beautiful and historic German university town steeped in tradition, with a campus that includes the University of Göttingen, Max Planck Institutes, German Primate Centre and other local research institutions
Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.
We look forward to receiving your application!
