Research Associate / Predoc
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- Part-time
Conduct an independent doctoral research project investigating neural and neuro-immune mechanisms in chronic liver disease and liver cancer within the ERC Starting Grant project LIVER-CIRCUITS
Compensation
Compensation: Based on the TV-L collective bargaining agreement in pay grade E13, plus an annual bonus, provided you meet the personal requirements
Responsibilities
- Conduct an independent doctoral research project investigating neural and neuro-immune mechanisms in chronic liver disease and liver cancer within the ERC Starting Grant project LIVER-CIRCUITS
- Investigate how liver-associated neural circuits regulate immune, stromal, and epithelial cell states, tissue remodeling, and disease progression
- Map and functionally perturb neural pathways using complementary genetic, pharmacological, and experimental approaches
- Plan, perform, document, and evaluate experiments using relevant cellular and experimental disease models
- Process and analyze biological samples from experimental models and human cohorts
Requirements
- Master’s degree in biology, molecular medicine, biomedicine, biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, immunology, neuroscience, bioinformatics, nutritional sciences, or a related discipline
- Nice to have: microbiome research
- Nice to have: chronic liver disease
- Nice to have: neuroimmunology
- Nice to have: mucosal immunology