Postdoctoral position (f/m/d)

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg; Würzburg; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading university hospital in Würzburg invites applications for a Postdoctoral position to research thrombo-inflammatory mechanisms in blood platelets and immune cells. Successful candidates will engage in innovative projects using advanced imaging and molecular biology techniques. This opportunity includes competitive salary, flexibility, and a robust scientific environment for career growth, with a diversity commitment to encourage all qualified applicants.

Leistungen

Attractive salary according to TV-L

Training and Continuing Education

Retirement Pension Plan

Company daycare center

Flexible Working Hours

Corporate Benefits

Qualifikationen

• Completed a doctoral degree in Life Sciences.
• Strong track record in relevant fields.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Aufgaben

• Research on thrombo-inflammatory diseases using advanced imaging techniques.
• Work with genetically modified mice to explore molecular mechanisms.
• Collaborate with industrial partners for research application.

Kenntnisse

Molecular biology

Mouse genetics

Cell biology

Immunology

Advanced microscopy techniques

Vascular biology

English communication

Ausbildung

Doctoral degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Functional cellular assays

Biochemical techniques

Molecular biology approaches

Jobbeschreibung

Application deadline: 06/01/2026

The Department of Experimental Biomedicine at the Rudolf Virchow Center/University Hospital Würzburg invites applications for 1 Postdoctoral position (f/m/d – paid according to TV-L) to investigate a new fundamental cellular effector mechanism in blood platelets and immune cell that drives thrombo-inflammation in various disease settings.

We offer

We offer a stimulating atmosphere, excellent infrastructure, and the possibility to work on a highly innovative project in the excellent scientific environment of the Würzburg Platelet Group, CRC1525, University Hospital and Rudolf-Virchow-Center for top-level basic, translational as well as clinical research.

Successful PhD applicants will have the opportunity to enroll to an international graduate program at the Graduate School of Life Sciences in Würzburg.

The positions are available from March 1, 2026 and are initially fixed term.

Salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience, following the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of German Federal States TV‑L (E13). The University of Würzburg is committed to diversity and equal opportunity and strongly encourages qualified women to apply. Severely handicapped applicants will be given preferential consideration if equally qualified.

Your Tasks

PostDocs and PhD students will work on projects combining advanced imaging techniques (intravital multiphoton, super‑resolution, lattice light sheet microscopy) and multi‑omics approaches with mouse models of thrombo‑inflammatory diseases. Besides microscopy, genetically modified mice, functional cellular assays as well as biochemical and molecular biology approaches will be part of the individual projects. Aim is to provide new insights into pathomechanisms and to explore experimental targeting in collaboration with our industrial partners.

Your Profile

Your profile as a Senior/Postdoc:

• You have completed a doctoral degree in Life Sciences.
• You have a strong track record in molecular biology, mouse genetics, cell biology, immunology, advanced microscopy techniques and/or vascular biology.
• Highly motivated, creative, dedicated, and a critical thinker.
• You have the ability to work in a team and establish independent directions of research with the goal of a career in basic or translational science.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and a track record of publishing and acquiring grant support.

Further Details

All positions are linked to the ERC-Advanced Grant Project PITT‑Inflame. In our laboratory, we study platelets and their precursors, the megakaryocytes, in health and under diseased conditions. We utilize mouse genetics, disease models, advanced imaging techniques and clinical research expertise to study how the platelet‑megakaryocyte axis drives thrombo‑inflammation. Specifically, we are interested in translational research that deciphers molecular mechanisms of the mentioned diseases and aim to ultimately develop novel treatment concepts for these disorders.

The ERC-funded PITT‑Inflame project, started on October 1, 2024, follows an interdisciplinary approach focusing on platelet / immune cell adhesion receptors and their non‑canonical use in thrombo‑inflammation. The project investigates the hypothesis that platelets have the capacity to use their principal adhesion/signalling machineries in two fundamentally different ways and thereby switch between the haemostatic and a thrombo‑inflammatory effector programme. Parts of the work will be performed in close collaboration with pharmaceutical industry aiming at translating basic research into clinical application.

This is what you can look forward to

• Challenging, diverse and evolving area of responsibility
• Attractive salary according to TV‑L incl. annual special payment
• Training and Continuing Education
• Retirement Pension Plan
• Company daycare center with extended opening hours
• Company sports program
• Flexible Working Hours
• JobBike
• Corporate Benefits

Become part of the team: Apply now!

Prof. Dr. BernhardNieswandt
Institutsleiter / Lehrstuhlinhaber
Tel: [phone]

In the case of a university degree from a non‑EU country, a long version of the certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education is required.

Remuneration is in accordance with the relevant collective agreements. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are otherwise equally qualified.