Join a highly collaborative and innovative research environment at the Günther Lab, where we investigate fundamental mechanisms of host–microbe interaction with direct translational relevance in human disease. Our group focuses on how the intestinal microbiota and microbial products shape epithelial, immune, and stromal responses in inflammatory and oncogenic contexts.
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Benefits
- A 65% full-time position compensated according to the TV-L E13 collective agreement.
- The opportunity to complete a PhD in a highly translational research project at the cutting-edge intersection of microbiome research, oncology, and computational biology.
- A well-funded working environment with a dedicated budget for high-tech sequencing and organoid culture, embedded within an interdisciplinary team from the Department of Medicine 1 and Molecular and Experimental Surgery.
Requirements
- Successfully completed university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Molecular Medicine, Immunology, Microbiology, Biology, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Strong practical experience in advanced 3D cell culture techniques, ideally handling patient-derived organoids.
- Hands-on experience in microbiology/bacterial culture and ideally biochemical techniques for vesicle/nanoparticle isolation (e.g., ultracentrifugation).
- Solid background in computational biology or bioinformatics, with a strong interest in analyzing large datasets from Next-Generation Sequencing (RNA-seq, single-cell WGS, metagenomics) and applying bioinformatics pipelines (e.g., machine learning algorithms).
- Proficiency in molecular biology standard methods (RNA/DNA isolation, qPCR), and imaging techniques (confocal microscopy, IHC).
- Excellent English communication skills, team spirit, and a structured, independent working style in an interdisciplinary environment.
Application Documents
Please send your complete application documents in one PDF:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Certificates
- And ideally contact details of references
With the subject "IZKF PhD Nanoparticles"
Application Deadline
March 13, 2026How To Apply
For more information, kindly visit the University Hospital Erlangen webpage.
