马克斯-普朗克协会肿瘤分子遗传学博士后岗位

Position

a strongly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow in Tumor Genetics

Employer

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics

Website

http://www.molgen.mpg.de

Location

Berlin 14195 Germany

Posted

February 09, 2009

Expires

April 06, 2009

Description

The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics is an international research institute with approx. 470 employees, working in the field of medical genomics. A special focus lies on genome analysis of man and other organisms.

The Department of Developmental Genetics (Prof. Herrmann) is seeking a strongly motivated

Postdoctoral Fellow in Tumor Genetics
(Code: H 02/03)

The Department of Developmental Genetics investigates the genetic control of mouse development and disease, employing state of the art molecular biology and transgenic approaches. Our research is focussed on the analysis of regulatory networks controlling epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, mesoderm formation and differentiation, and tumor progression.

The successful applicant will participate in a concerted effort focussing on the identification of modifiers of intestinal tumor formation and progression, with a strong focus on modifiers of epigenetic gene control involved in tumorigenesis. The consortium utilizes a combination of chromosome substitution (consomic) strains, next-generation sequencing, genetic mapping and bioinformatics to identify and localize modifers in subchromosomal regions of consomic mice, and validates the modifier candidates by in vivo tumor models. Applicants should hold a recent Ph.D. and/or MD degree, and should have expertise in at least one of the following areas: mouse genetics, cell biology, tumor pathology.

The position is available immediately for at least two years. Initially, a Max-Planck postdoctoral fellowship scheme will apply; a switch to a TVöD or equivalent position is intended after the first year.

The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.

Contact

Applications comprising a curriculum vitae and relevant documentations should be sent to

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Dept. Herrmann/Ms. Siegers
Ihnestr. 63 – 73
14195 Berlin

or via email to：herrmann@molgen.mpg.de