Postdoc (f/m/x) – Center for Pharmacology (KHS-30961)

» Your tasks

• Active support of and participation in public funded ongoing research projects
• Research and development of drugs for the repair of the damaged nervous system
• Supervision of Bachelor, Master and PhD students
• Lab management including biosafety (shared responsibility)

» Your Profile

• A scientist with a PhD in biology, pharmacology, (biomedical) engineering or related fields to intensify our current activities in regeneration of the nervous system

To be successful in this role you will need to have: 

• PhD in pharmacology, biology or equivalent qualification with proven track record in the field of neuroscience, pharmacology 
• Fluency in English and German

» Our Offer

• Extensive opportunities for academic career development
• Possibility to set up your own research group
• A good working atmosphere in a dynamic and ambitious department
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with other departments and partners (science and industry)
• In-house childcare facility
• A fixed-term 3 year contract regulated by the German law (the so-called WissZeitVG) with option for extension
• Options for deferred compensation and pension scheme

» Your future with us

Working at the University Hospital Cologne and the Medical Faculty means helping to shape the future - the future of medicine, of patients and, of course, your own future. You benefit from 60 clinics and institutes as well as numerous other departments and facilities and more than 12,000 jobs. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne and the University Hospital Cologne assume important social tasks in research, teaching and patient care. A close network with many university and non-university partners guarantees an internationally successful science and the excellent education of our students.

» Your future in detail

The Center for Pharmacology at the University Hospital Cologne (Head: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fischer) is primarily concerned with the development of new strategies for repairing the damaged nervous system after injury or disease. A wide range of techniques and methods are used in this work, such as molecular biology, histology, microscopy, biochemistry, cell culture and surgery.

Contact:Prof. Dr. Dietmar Fischer
+49 221 478-6064

Application deadline: 03.09.2023

Postal address:Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR
PA29
Geschäftsbereich Personal
50937 Köln