PhD Student (m/f/d)
wanted for the next possible date at the Centre for Infectious Diseases for the Parasitology.
We are looking to recruit a PhD student for a Gates Foundation funded project determining the pharmacokinetic properties necessary for insecticide uptake in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae sl. The appointee will join the Parasitology Unit in the Centre for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg and be affiliated with Prof Carsten Hopf at the Center for Mass Spectrometry and Optical Spectroscopy, Mannheim. We will also work closely with other partners as part of a consortia for novel insecticide discovery, specifically with Dr David Hong, University of Liverpool, UK.
- Job-ID: V000013400
- Field of application: Zentrum für Infektiologie
- Location: Heidelberg
- Start date: as soon as possible
- Job Category: Science and teaching
- Working hours: Part time (65%)
- Published: 28.10.2024
- Limitation:Temporary (01.01.2025 to 31.12.2028)
- Contract:TV-L
Your tasks
Key responsibilities are (but not limited to):
- Adult phenotypic bioassays
- Laser micro dissection of mosquito cuticle
- Development of novel exposure routes
- Cuticular characterisation of insecticide resistant lines
- Preparing samples for downstream LC-MS and MALDI-imaging
Your profile
- BSc and MSc or equivalent in a relevant field
- Effective English communication, both written and verbal and experience working both in a solo setting and as part of a team
- Ability to solve problems and design experiments
- Ability to work independently after appropriate training
What we offer
- Flexible working hours within the framework of flexitime
- Collectively agreed remuneration, attractive company pension scheme (VBL)
- 30 days vacation
- Sustainable travel: job ticket
- Family-friendly working environment: cooperative arrangements for childcare, subsidy for child vacation care, advice for employees with relatives in need of care
- Wide range of health, prevention and sports offers
Contact & Application
For further information please contact Dr. Victoria Ingham via email.
Interested
Applications will be accepted until 10.12.2024 online.
Zentrum für Infektiologie
Dr. Victoria Ingham, Group Leader
Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg
Tel.: 06221 56-35236
victoria.ingham@uni-heidelberg.de
Note: The UKHD is subject to the provisions of the Infektionsschutzgesetz. Therefore, a valid measles immunity certificate is required for all persons employed at the UKHD.
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