Scientific Project Coordinator (m/f/d)

Tasks

• Operational planning, coordination and concep­tual development of large-scale and high volume scien­tific projects and networks with nati­onal and international partners
• Communication with national and internat­ional cooperation partners as well as local steering committees
• Planning and coordination of a Collaborative Research Center (CRC)
• Monitoring of timelines and repor­ting within existing projects
• Contact person for persons and institutes involved in the respective projects
• Scouting and writing of research proposals for the acquisition of significant third-party funding
• Support with legal issues and the drafting of contracts (cooperation agreements and patents)
• Planning and organization of scien­tific events and meetings
• Public relations and presentation as well as representation of the institute

ou will enter an internationally leading working group in cardiac research, pursuing the ambitious goal of developing novel effective cardiac treatment options and reaching out for cross-disciplinary collaborations. You will have the opportunity for indepe­ndent and team-oriented work in a fruitful atmosphere. We will promote your personal and professional deve­lopment and your qualifications in a clinically highly relevant and future-oriented area. The payment is based on public service position. Important recent publications of our research work you can find here:

1. Chen, J., et al., CaM Kinase II-delta Is Required for Diabetic Hyperglycemia and Retinopathy but Not Nephropathy. Diabetes, 2021. 70(2): p. 616-626
2. He, T., et al., Cyclic AMP represses patho­logical MEF2 activation by myocyte-specific hypo-phosphory­lation of HDAC5. J Mol Cell Cardiol, 2020. 145: p. 88-98
3. Jebessa, Z. H., et al., The lipid droplet-associated protein ABHD5 protects the heart through proteo­lysis of HDAC4. Nat Metab, 2019. 1(11): p. 1157-1167
4. Kronlage, M., et al., O-GlcNAcylation of Histone Deacetylase 4 Protects the Diabetic Heart From Failure. Circu­lation, 2019. 140(7): p. 580-594
5. Lehmann, L.H., et al., A proteolytic fragment of histone deacetylase 4 protects the heart from failure by regulating the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway. Nat Med, 2018.
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Your profile

• You have a university degree, prefer­ably in the field of life sciences, you hold a doctorate
• Ideally, you have experience in the field of cardioscience or related areas
• You have experience in scientific management
• You are familiar with university operations and have experience in the procurement of third-party funds
• You are an organizational talent and enjoy working independently
• You have experience with contract and patent law
• You have strong communication skills and enjoy interacting with international collaboration partners
• You have a high level of commitment, creative drive, flexibility and a sense of responsibility, and you are assertive and able to work under pressure
• You have good computational skills and have experience with common Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop) applications
• You are fluent in written and spoken English and ideally have experience abroad

We are looking forward to receive your appli­cation with the usual documents by email or post to the secretariat of Professor Johannes Backs (attentively from Ms. Silvia Harrack).