Job Information
- Organisation/Company: University Medical Center Göttingen
- Department: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Biological engineering; Medical sciences » Health sciences; Medical sciences » Medicine
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)
- Country: Germany
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Hours Per Week: 38,5
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2027
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated PhD student interested in cardiac electrophysiology, including optogenetics and photopharmacology, to understand cardiac arrhythmia better and develop new approaches to treat them. The successful applicant can be assigned to the newly funded FOR5807 consortium to study “Dynamic integration of GPCR signaling to control organ function and animal behavior” and the RTG2824 “Heart & Brain diseases: integrative research across organs”. 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 of further developing cardiac arrhythmia termination.
Where to apply
Website: https://umg.recruiting-portal.com/r/z0139y8iqqi7sj7/PhD+student+position+fmd/37073/G%C3%B6ttingen
Requirements
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Biology — Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Laboratory animal science — Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field: Biological sciences » Biology — Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field: Pharmacological sciences » Pharmacy — Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field: Medical sciences » Health sciences — Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- Completed a Master of Science or equivalent in a Life Sciences subject (molecular medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, …)
- Lab work experience
- Independent, responsible, flexible working style and ability to work in an international team
- Interested in basic cardiovascular research, electrophysiology and optogenetics
Specific Requirements
- Establish and characterize new approaches in cardiac optogenetics
- Design, clone, and test receptor chimeras and optogenetic constructs in HEK cells and hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes
- Learn patch clamp, Ca2+ imaging and multi-electrode measurements
- Functional readout of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and isometric force measurements of ventricular slices from mice and humans
- Work within the working group vegetative optogenetics at the Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Good
Additional Information
Benefits
- Structured PhD training within GAUSS/GGNB with additional and optional training in the Hertha Sponer College and EKFZ academy for translation
- 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 a 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
Selection process
Interviews
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen
- Country: Germany
- State/Province: Lower Saxony
- City: Göttingen
- Postal Code: 37077
- Street: Humboldtallee 23
Contact
- State/Province: Lower Saxony
- City: Göttingen
- Website: https://hkp.umg.eu/en/research/vegetative-optogenetics/
- Street: Humboldtallee 23
- Postal Code: 37077
