Biochemist as Postdoc (m / f / d)

Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) is the largest hospital in the state capital and one of the most important medical centers in North Rhine-Westphalia. The 9,300 employees at UKD and its subsidiaries are committed to treating over 45,000 inpatients and 270,000 outpatients every year. The UKD stands for international excellence in patient care, research and teaching, as well as for innovative and safe diagnostics, therapy and prevention. Patients benefit from the intensive interdisciplinary cooperation between the 60 clinics and institutes. The particular strength of the University Hospital is the close integration of clinical and research work for the safe application of new methods. Tomorrow's medicine is being created at the UKD. Every day.

The Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Vascular Medicine is looking for a temporary position from 01.04.2025 until 31.03.2028 for a

Postdoctoral Researcher position (m / f / d) - in the field of cardiovascular medicine

The initial appointment will be for the duration of the project, with the option of extension. These are qualification positions within the meaning of the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG, according to § 2 para. 1).

In a cardiovascular project funded by the Else Kröner Fresenius Stiftung , we aim to investigate the role of oestrogen as therapeutic target in acute myocardial infarction in post-menopausal women with type II diabetes mellitus. In this project, murine experiments with haemodynamic focus (echocardiography, langendorff perfused heart model, ischemia reperfusion, …) are combined with molecular biology investigations including proteomics, PCR analyses and western blot as well as with clinical studies.

What you offer

We are searching for a motivated and encouraged applicant with good English (German desirable) and a PhD degree in natural sciences or a related field. We appreciate experience in murine experiments with knowledge in functional cardiac analyses such as murine echocardiography, langendorff perfused heart model and ischemia reperfusion injury models. Additional experience in molecular biology skills is desirable. The applicant will be responsible for the named research project funded by the Else Kröner Fresenius Stiftung.

What we provide

We offer a dynamic and growing working group in the field of gender-specific differences in cardiovascular medicine. Our focus is on gender aspects including hormone effects, menopause and cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes type II with the view to gender-related differences. Our group is included in the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Vascular Medicine and completely integrated in the Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID). Our group consists of clinicians, medical doctoral students and PhD students from different backgrounds. National and international partners offer close collaboration in the projects and enable intensive exchange in the projects. The Cardiovascular Research Laboratory is modern and equipped with state-of-the-art technologies including flow cytometry, PCR analyses, advanced imaging techniques as well as murine cardio-circulatory investigation systems. The applicant will be able to develop her / his career and will benefit from the motivated spirit of a growing young working group. She / He will find ideal conditions for close interdisciplinary interaction and scientific growth.

The position is evaluated according to E 13 TV-L (100%, 38,5h weekly)

The employment contract is concluded with Heinrich Heine University.

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf aims to increase the proportion of women.

Applications from women with equal suitability, qualifications and professional performance will therefore be given preferential consideration, unless reasons relating to the person of a competitor outweigh this. The application of suitable severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent disabilities according SGB IX is welcome.