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Open Position available!

PhD position for 3 years in Proteostasis (Salary Scale TV-L 13 / 65%), available immediately

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student with a Master in Life Sciences such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or Chemistry to work at the Department of Biology of the Excellence University of Konstanz, Germany

The research of this position majorly deals with proteotoxic stress related to human neuro-degenerative diseases such as Chorea Huntington, Alzeimers’ or Parkinsons’ using Caenorhabditis elegans as animal model system. The main goal of the project is to understand the role of the Hsp-1 (Hsp70) chaperone under proteotoxicity induced by the expression of aggregation-prone proteins.

Please send your application including your CV, your Masters Degree / a transcript of current study status, a motivation letter and two letters of reference or reference contacts. All application documents should be sent to Birgit Wilhelm-Riedel, the Secretary of the Chair of Molecular Microbiology via email (birgit.wilhelm-riedel(at)uni-konstanz.de)!