德国Muenster大学附属医院急性肺损伤病理生理学研究博士后岗位
InstitutionUniversity Hospital of Münster (http://www.klinikum.uni-muens...)PositionPostdoc positionLocationMuenster GermanyDate PostedMay 31th 2008Date ExpiresJuly 30th 2008Tagsinflammation acut ...
Institution
University Hospital of Münster (http://www.klinikum.uni-muens...)
Position
Postdoc position
Location
Muenster, Germany
Date Posted
May 31th 2008
Date Expires
July 30th 2008
Tags
inflammation, acute lung injury, pathophysiology, muenster, and germany
Description
The University Hospital of Münster comprises in- and outpatient clinicsas well as institutes specializing in research, training. More than7.500 employees work in the different departments and institutes of theUniversity Hospital. With 1.500 beds, it is one of the largestuniversity hospitals in Germany providing the highest level of medical care.
Postdoc position
Ref.: 2581
A Postdoc position is available in the Department of Anesthesiology andCritical Care Medicine at the University of Münster (Münster, Germany)to study the pathophysiology of acute lung injury in different mousemodels. One focus of the work will be defining how neutrophils arerecruited into the lung, in vitro and in vivo.
These studies will utilize various techniques in cell biology, molecularbiology and biochemistry, including intravital microscopy studies onneutrophil rolling and adhesion in mice, flow cytometry,immunofluorescence microscopy, protein-protein interaction, retroviraltransfection of bone marrow cells, and generation of bone marrow chimeras.
This position will be in the lab of a young Principle Investigator (PI).The PI is committed to the applicants’ career development by creating anexciting and dynamic research environment with state-of-the-arttechnologies, encouraging the preparation of research papers, theparticipation at (inter)national meetings, and the submission ofindependent grant applications. A technician will be assigned to theapplicant for support in laboratory work. A weekly joint lab meetingwith scientists from various laboratories and a good internationalnetwork of collaborators provides a unique opportunity to exchangeideas. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or MD degree. There are nospecific requirements with regard to the applicant’s technical skills,but he/she is expected to be highly motivated and willing to performanimal studies. Expertise in working with retroviral vectors would be a plus.
Contact
The position will be open in January 2009. A competitive salary will beprovided. Interested applicants are invited to send a copy of theircurriculum vitae, contact information for 3 references (address, phonenumber, email), and a brief statement of career goals to: AdministrationDepartment of the University Hospital of Münster, Domagkstr. 5, 48149Münster, Germany and also via email to zarbock@uni-muenster.de.