About us:

The Schraml Lab at the Institute for Immunology is an international team passionate about dendritic cells, immune development and neonatal immune homeostasis. We are enthusiastic about single cell technologies and understanding cell fate decisions.
Dendritic cells are versatile controllers of the immune system that sense pathogens and damage to initiate the bodies defense. They exist as developmentally distinct subsets with unique functions in immunity that integrate signals from their environment allowing them to direct situation-adapted immunity. Yet, the signals that drive cDC differentiation and adaptation to different tissue niches remain poorly defined. We aim to define how tissue microenvironments shape dendritic cell fate and function by using high-parameter microscopy, innovative single cell technologies (transcriptomics and flow cytometry), and functional analyses of dendritic cells in vitro and in vivo using transgenic mouse models. More information about our research on our homepage.

We are looking for you:

Postdoc position in Immunology/Dendritic Cell Biology (m/f/x)

in Planegg-Martinsried

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Investigating the molecular mechanisms shaping dendritic cell function using cutting edge -omics tools and respective mouse models (Papaioannou et al., Nat. Communications, 2021; Bayerl et al., Immunity, 2023)
• Conducting high-parameter microscopy to profile tissue specific localization of dendritic cells and other immune cells, including computational analyses (Salei et al., JASN 2020, Bayerl et al, EJI, 2023)
• Study the biological function of dendritic cells using in vitro and in vivo models (Salei et al., PNAS, 2021, Xiao et al., Nat. Communications, 2024).

Your qualifications:

• A PhD degree (or comparable) in immunology, molecular biology, biomedicine, or related natural science disciplines
• You share our enthusiasm for innate immunity and immune development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are among your strengths. Fluency in English is essential.
• You enjoy working with colleagues from diverse scientific and cultural backgrounds and are willing to learn continuously.
• Experience in microscopy is a plus.

Benefits:

• A culturally diverse, inclusive, motivated and enthusiastic team in a leading research environment that shares these values.
• Challenging and diverse tasks associated with a high degree of responsibility.
• Excellent infrastructure and core facilities.
• A fully-funded position, salary conforms to TV-L E13, end-of-year bonus.
• A professional career development service within LMU.
• Participation in research consortia (i.e. TRR359) and attendance of national and international conferences.
• Opportunities to help shape our BMC initiatives (e.g. BMC Green Lab, Public Outreach, working group diversity and inclusion).
• Free parking and good public transportation connections.
• Compatibility of family and science (e.g. parent room and kindergarten on campus, school holiday and emergency child care).
• Numerous LMU employee benefits, including Jobbike, as well as several canteens and excellent cafés on campus.

Also possible in a part-time capacity.

Contact:

Enquiries and applications directly to Dr. Barbara Schraml (barbara.schraml@bmc.med.lmu.de).

We look forward to receiving your complete application as a single PDF file, including the following requirements:

1. Curriculum Vitae (max. 2 pages, written in English).
2. Short statement of your research interests and why you choose to apply for this (max. 1 page)
3. Contact details from three referees and how they interacted with you (one referee should be your PhD supervisor)

Please send your full application as a single PDF document (max. 2 MB) to barbara.schraml@bmc.med.lmu.de

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. The promotion of diversity is an important strategic goal at BMC. This is reflected in the BMC Code of Conduct, which actively promotes diversity and equal opportunities.

Important dates

The application call closes on 30th January 2025.

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