Research area:

• Investigation of the link between immune cells and diabetes endotypes using molecular and cell biological methods in human samples (e.g. flow cytometry, isolation and functional analyses of monocytes and regulatory T cells, gene expression analyses).
• Statistical analysis, documentation and assessment of your results.
• Close collaboration with the Clinical Research Center at DDZ and with our project partner in Paris within the framework of this DFG-funded project.

• You hold a Master‘s degree in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry or a related field.
• You have very good theoretical knowledge and experimental experience in molecular and cell biology, cell culture and flow cytometry.
• You are a team player who can also work independently.
• You are a reliable and communicative person who is willing to work in an international surrounding.
• You have an excellent written and spoken command of the English language.

Fixed-term contract: 3 + 1 years.

We provide:

• Close mentoring and supervision.
• Work in an exciting, dynamic and international environment.
• The German Diabetes Center is committed to family-friendly working conditions and equal gender policy. Since May 2011, the DDZ is a “Career and Family“ audit-acknowledged center. The provisions of § 7 no. 1 of the Act on Part-Time Work and Fixed-Term Employment are taken into account.
• Initially the position is to be awarded for 3 years starting on March 1, 2023 or later. An extension of the contract is possible. 
• The employment contact is goverend by TV-L in its current version for North Rhine-Westphalia including the special regulations regarding the scientific area. The salary is based on qualification and experience according to TV-L.
• Women are especially encouraged to apply and, in case of equal qualification, will be given preference.
• In case of equal qualification, people with disabilities will be given preference.

The German Diabetes Center (DDZ), Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf, is an interdisciplinary research institute that links basic and clinical sciences to improve prevention, diagnosis and therapy of diabetes mellitus and its complications. The DDZ is an interdisciplinary research center linking molecular and cell biological basic research with clinical investigation.