University Assistant (post doc) at the Department of Neuroscience and Developmental Biology

The University of Vienna (20 faculties and centres, 179 fields of study, approx. 10.000 members of staff, about 90.000 students) seeks to fill the position from 01.05.2022 of a


Reference number: 12921

We are a young, active and international team that is searching for a postdoctoral research assistant. Our group is part of the Department of Neurosciences and Developmental Biology within the Faculty of Life Sciences. We offer a creative and team-oriented work environment and an adequate salary.



Duration of employment: 5 year/s

Extent of Employment: 40.0 hours/week
Job grading in accordance with collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 lit. b (postdoc) with relevant work experience determining the assignment to a particular salary grade.

Job Description:
The task will be to develop the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis into a model organism to study the localization and function of the different neuronal cell populations. This requires expertise in molecular cloning, microinjection, fluorescence microscopy, imaging, gene perturbation and bioinformatic analyses of sequence data. Independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement - Supervision of students - Participation in evaluation measures and quality assurance - Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration. The position will be initially restricted to 1 year with the possibility of extension to 5 years upon positive evaluation.

Profile:
The successful candidate must hold a PhD in Biology and must have extensive experience in developmental biology, with a focus on the nervous system. He*She should have at least 1 year of postdoc experience abroad and acquired experience with different model systems, e.g. Drosophila, zebrafish and Nematostella.

The candidate should prove thoroughness, teamworking ability, and diligence


Research fields:

Main research field	Special research fields	Importance
Biology	Developmental biology	MUST

Languages:

Language	Language level	Importance
English	Very good knowledge	MUST

Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be submitted via the Job Center to the University of Vienna ( http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at) no later than 09.05.2022, mentioning reference number 12921.

For further information please contact Technau, Ulrich +43-1-4277-57000.

The University pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants.

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