About us:

The Virology (chair: Professor Oliver T. Keppler) of the Max von Pettenkofer Institute

at LMU Munich, Germany offers a

Postdoctoral Position in Coronavirus Research (m/f/d), E13, full time

for 28 months in the laboratory of Professor Keppler

The continued emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants-of-concern poses a major challenge for the long-term control of the pandemic. We are interested in understanding the evolution and mechanisms of immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 and the development of antiviral strategies. We have developed novel assays to study adaptive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 including the evaluation of the potency of neutralizing antibodies in the biosafety 3 laboratory (Wratil et al., Nature Medicine 2022; Keppler-Hafkemeyer et al., Nature Cancer 2022; Huth et al., New England Journal of Medicine 2023) and demonstrated the antiviral efficacy of innovative click-chemistry modified, stabilized siRNAs (Traube et al., Angewandte Chemie 2022).

We are looking for you:

Postdoctoral Position in Coronavirus Research (m/f/x)

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

We now seek to expand characterizations of antiviral immunity and optimize antiviral approaches that are being advanced as part of interdisciplinary consortia.

Your qualifications:

The successful candidate will have an outstanding publication record and practical experience in virology (ideally at biosafety level 3), molecular biology, biochemistry and/or immunology. We expect a strong interest in virology, the ability to perform creative and independent research, and a very high level of motivation.

Benefits:

We offer a highly interesting research topic with great biomedical relevance in a stimulating and interactive scientific environment at an internationally competitive level. The LMU research campus offers world class collaborations and access to core facilities.

Also possible in a part-time capacity.

Contact:

Please send your applications with full CV including list of publications, letter of motivation, and references until June 30, 2023 to keppler@mvp.lmu.de.

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