Postdoctoral scientist (f/m/d)
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen UMG · Göttingen, Germany
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Ihre Aufgaben
- to carry out correlative cryo-light microscopy, cryo-focused ion beam milling and cryo-electron tomography to investigate the molecular architecture of neurons within mammalian cells and tissues
- to quantitative analyze cryo-ET data
Ihre Qualifikationen
- Ph.D. in biology or related fields
- extensive research experience in structural biology, preferably cryo-ET
- experience in mitochondrial biology is also highly desired
Wir bieten
- a stimulating intellectual environment with innovative research projects
- excellent scientific and technical infrastructure, including last-generation cryo-EM equipment and computing facilities
- opportunities for professional development, including participation in international conferences
- an interdisciplinary work environment that encourages collaboration between different fields
- diverse and interesting benefits as a UMG employee (e.g. in-house daycare center, childcare during holidays, attractive infrastructure, health and sports promotion through excellent company health management)
- location in a beautiful and historic German university town with a campus that includes the University of Göttingen, the Max Planck Institutes, the German Primate Center and other research facilities on site
Applications should include a motivation letter, CV and the contact details of at least two referees. They should be uploaded at this recruiting portal or sent by email to Prof. Fernandez-Busnadiego at ruben.fernandezbusnadiego@med.uni-goettingen.de.
For further information or any further inquiry, please also send to the above email address. We look forward to receiving your application by September 30th, 2026.
Einleitungstext
The goal of the Fernandez-Busnadiego lab is to unravel the structural basis of fundamental cellular mechanisms, as well as their alterations in human disease. To that end, we employ multidisciplinary approaches, pivoting on state-of-the art cryo-electron tomography (see e.g. Bäuerlein et al., Cell 2017; Guo et al., Cell 2018; Collado et al., Dev Cell 2019; Trinkaus et al., Nat Comm 2021; Jentoft et al. Cell 2023; Wagner et al., Nature 2024; Ehses et al., Sci Adv 2026).
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