Twelve (12) PhD Positions, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (2016)

The Research Unit FOR 2419 “Plasticity versus Stability: Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Strength” at the Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and coordinated by Prof. Dr. Matthias Kneussel, invites applications for:

12 PhD student positions (65 % German TV-KAH scale 13) available from January 2016.

We are an interdisciplinary neurobiology research initiative with 7 participating research groups that apply state-of-the-art techniques to address the longstanding question of synapse and network plasticity. For more information please visit http://www.zmnh.uni-hamburg.de/jobs.html.

Job description: You will join the PhD program of the ZMNH and will carry out a thesis project focusing on one of the subprojects within the research unit. You will apply methods such as advanced live cell imaging, super-resolution and electron microscopy, molecular biology, biochemistry, mouse genetics, mouse behavioral analysis, optogenetics and/or electrophysiology to investigate structural, molecular or functional changes in synaptic and network connectivity and the impact on behavior, health and disease. The position is a three year German university position.

Your profile: We are looking for highly motivated applicants who hold a university Master's/Diploma degree in biology or other fields of life and natural sciences. Experience in one of the above-mentioned techniques would be advantageous. Excellent communication skills and the ability to efficiently integrate in a multidisciplinary research team are expected.

Further details:
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