Postdoc (m/w/d)

Job description:

• The Sasca laboratory (funded by the Emmy-Noether Program of the DFG, the Else-Kröner-Fresenius Foundation and a “High Potentials” Grant of the UMC Mainz) is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral (E13, 100%) position
• Our laboratory performs basic and translational research to discover and target mechanisms of cancer evolution, adaptation and resistance. We focus on epigenetic mechanisms to track events that lead to cancer evolution/ resistance, but also to identify and target mechanistic vulnerabilities. Our research currently focuses predominantly on myeloid cancers such as the Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), however we enlarge our range to other cancers trough running/new collaborations
• The central aim of all projects in our lab is to translate wet-lab research into the clinical setting. An (early, not yet published) example of our work can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.14.507850

Your profile:

• PhD, preferably in biology, biomedicine, molecular medicine, or related fields
• Ability to work in a team, share knowledge and skills, train and learn
• We would preferably recruit a postdoc with in-vivo murine work experience (and willingness to improve on it). However, this is not a mandatory condition
• o matter what your expertise in the field of molecular biology is, we look forward to find out more about you, your set of skills and your background

We offer:

• A competitive salary (E 13) with health care benefits according to the company-based tariff agreement
• An excellent and vibrating environment in our laboratory, and also within our Department and the University Medical Center Mainz (one of the largest medical centers in Germany with a proven record of intense basic, transla- tional and clinical AML research)
• Childcare (Kindergarten), conditioned by the place availability
• Job ticket
• For further information, enquiries or just to express your interest in this position, you should please contact Dr. Daniel Sasca directly – dansasca@unimainz.de – Tel. 06131/17-7244

How to apply:

UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN
der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Servicecenter Personal-Recruiting Büro
Langenbeckstraße 1
55131 Mainz, Germany Please submit your application (including a short cover letter and CV together with a list of projects you have worked on and the names of at least two references in one combined pdf) to karriere@unimedizin-mainz.de or upload your application on our homepage: www.unimedizin-mainz.de.