Postdoc; w​/m​/d Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften

Postdoc (w/m/d) Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften

The Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften of the University Medical Center Göttingen is looking for a Postdoc with the earliest start date.

Postdoc (f/m/d)

Full time, initially limited until 31.12.2028. Remuneration according to TV‑L.

The Göttingen Campus hosts numerous prestigious and internationally renowned research institutions. This includes the University and its Medical Center, two life science Max Planck Institutes, the European Neuroscience Institute, and the German Primate Center. The Institute for Auditory Neuroscience & Inner Ear Lab is tightly integrated in the campus with research groups hosted also at non‑university institutions and runs numerous stimulating collaborations on campus such as within the Collaborative Research Center CRC
1690 (Disease Mechanisms and Functional Restoration of Sensory and Motor Systems, ) and the newly founded Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ: ).

• Large‑scale and in‑depth characterization of optimized Channelrhodopsin variants for basic research in neuroscience and future optogenetic therapies
• Automated (Syncropatch
  384, Nanion) and manual patch‑clamp experiments
• High‑throughput spinning disc confocal microscopy (Yokogawa CQ1)
• Data analysis

• Excellent and highly motivated applicant with a strong background in the (electrophysiological) characterization of membrane transport proteins
• Proficiency in structural biology and/or bioinformatics and/or data‑driven protein design
• Experience with basic molecular biology techniques (PCR, cloning etc.)
• Preferably knowledge in the characterization of microbial rhodopsins
• Skills in data analysis with Python
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to work in an interdisciplinary and international team of researchers

• Exciting work and collaboration in a multi‑disciplinary team
• A highly innovative project
• The chance to contribute to work towards the development of future optogenetic therapies, in particular the optical cochlear implant

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 under representation. 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.

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Institut für Auditorische Neurowissenschaften
Dr. Jakob Neef
Robert‑Koch‑Straße 40
37075 Göttingen
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