10 fully funded PhD and MD/PhD Positions 2016/2965 Germany

Job DescriptionWe are now seeking highly talented and ambitious candidates for the following topics:
Project A: Targeting the immunoproteasome in acute and chronic lung diseases. Supervisors: Ilona Kammerl and Silke Meiners
Project B: Role of IKK signaling in mesothelioma. Supervisor: Georgios Stathopoulos
Project C: Cellular, molecular & functional studies of surface mesothelium biology & pathology. Supervisor: Yuval Rinkevich
Project D: Autoantibody dependent effector mechanisms in neutrophil-directed autoimmune diseases. Supervisor: Dieter Jenne
Project E: In depth analysis of pulmonary basement membrane composition and architecture. Supervisor: Herbert Schiller
Project F: Ex vivo bioengineering of functional lung tissue for transplantation. Supervisors: Darcy Wagner and Melanie Königshoff
Project G: Mechanotransduction signaling in the lung epithelium of chronic lung disease. Supervisors: Darcy Wagner and Melanie Königshoff
Project H: Human iPS cell-derived lung lineages to study chronic lung disease. Supervisors: Melanie Königshoff and Micha Drukker
Project I: Identification of new therapeutic targets against chronic rejection after lung transplantation. Supervisors: Natalia Smirnova and Oliver Eickelberg
Project J: Functional profiling of novel extracellular matrix proteins in lung fibrosis. Supervisors: Gerald Burgstaller and Oliver Eickelberg

Your Qualifications
The program is highly selective and invites applicants with a master´s degree (or equivalent) in any field of the lifesciences or medicine to commit to a career in translational medical research.

Our Offer

• Working in an innovative, well- equipped and scientifically stimulating surrounding
• Further training opportunities
• Initial short-term employment contract for three years with a standard public service salary (TV EntgO Bund, EG 13 50 %)

The Helmholtz Zentrum München as holder of the Bavarian Advancement of Women Prize and of the Total E-Quality Certificate is striving to increase the overall proportion of women on its staff and thus expressly urges qualified women to apply.
If you are interested in a doctoral position at the CPC, we invite you to send us your application, including the following documents:

• CV (max. 2 pages, in English)

• Motivation letter (in English, approximately one page) indicating your particular qualification and motivation for MD, MD/PhD and PhD studies and summarizing your research interests, ideas, and expectations regarding your future professional career.

• Proof of a master’s degree or a first professional qualification degree from a university in your home country. German applicants – or foreign applicants who studied at German universities – without a master’s degree, have to provide evidence of completion of a Diploma or ”Staatsexamen” in the above-mentioned disciplines.

• Two letters of recommendation from instructors, advisors, or any other person qualified to evaluate your academic performance and potential for graduate training.

• Information or certificates about English language skills, if your mother tongue is not English. Good knowledge of the English language is necessary for successful completion of the program. Desirable is:
• An internationally recognized examination in English
• A degree of an English-speaking school or university or
• A longer stay abroad

Selected candidates will be invited for an interview workshop in March 2016.
We are looking forward to receiving your application (in ENGLISH) online (closing date: February 10, 2016).