Adam Hermawan

The Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC), a partner organization of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, the Asklepios Clinics and the Helmholtz Zentrum München invites applications for

Fulltime doctoral positions (m/f)

The newly established German Center for Lung Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung (DZL)) funded by the BMBF constitutes a Collaborative Research Center uniting five leading German university and non-university based lung research units into one coherent organization. It is dedicated to the translational concept: exploiting basic, diseaseoriented and patient-oriented clinical science for the development of new diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies in lung diseases.

The Comprehensive Pneumology Center, a translational research center dedicated to pulmonary medicine, was founded by three partners: The Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health, an expert in bridging fundamental experimental research with applied medical research, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) with the University Hospital, one of the Top-Level-Universities in the German Excellence Initiative and the Asklepios Hospital München-Gauting one of the leading hospitals specialized on lung disease in Germany.

The Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich is one of the five partner sites of the DZL. For the DZL we are now seeking highly qualified and motivated individuals for fulltime doctoral positions for the following topics:

• Project DZL-A: The instructive extracellular matrix and its role in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension (PI Eickelberg)
• Project DZL-B: Regulation of the Interleukin-22-Receptor in small cell lung cancer (PI Endres)
• Project DZL-C: Molecular basis of Diffuse parenchymal lung disease by ABCA3 mutations (PIs Griese, Hatz, Winter)
• Project DZL-D: The role of Ca2+ influx pathways and ion channels involved in the development of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) (PI Gudermann)
• Project DZL-E: Identification and functional characterization of cells attenuating the allograft rejection of lung transplants (PI Hatz)
• Project DZL-F: The specific impact of monocyte activation and their pulmonary recruitment to the development of BPD (PI Schulze)
• Project DZL-G: Ex-vivo models for combined radiotherapy and systemic therapy of lung cancer (PI Huber)
• Project DZL-H: Cell-specific Wnt/Frizzled signalling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PI Königshoff)
• Project DZL-J: Cross-talk of immune cells with differentiating epithelial cells (PIs Schmidt-Weber, Königshoff, Eickelberg)
• Project DZL-K: Mitochondrial remodeling in pulmonary hypertension (PIs Schwarz, Meiners)
• Project DZL-L: Characterization of various phenotypes of asthma with a focus on children at high risk of deteriorating lung function parameters (PI von Mutius)
• Project DZL-M: Novel roles of Protein Arginine Methyltransferases function during cigarette smoke induced inflammation (PI Yildirim)
• Project DZL-N: Influence of microRNAs on the T-cell response in the resolution of acute lung injury (PI Zwissler)

Requirements:

The positions are intended for applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in biochemistry, biology, molecular biology, veterinary or human medicine, pharmacy or related life-sciences and a commitment to a career in translational medical research.

If you are interested, please send us:

•  A CV (max. 2 pages)
• An informal letter (in English, app. 1 page) indicating the 3 projects you are most interested in, your particular qualification and motivation for doctoral studies and summarizing your research interests and expectations regarding your future career
• A proof of a master’s degree or a first professional qualification degree from a university
• Certificates or information on English language skills, if your mother tongue is not English (an internationally recognized examination -TOEFL with min.550-, a degree of an English speaking university, a longer stay abroad)
• 2 letters of recommendation from instructors (pdf files) or any other person qualified to evaluate your academic performance and potential for graduate training (phone number, address, and e-mail are also necessary)

Offer:

• Working in an innovative, well- equipped and scientifically stimulating surrounding
• Involvement in the international CPC Research School “Lung Biology and Disease” (www.cpc-researchschool.org)
• Close mentorship and training opportunities

Disabled persons will be preferentially considered in case of equal qualification. For more information, please contact Camille Beunèche, +49 89 3187 4671.

How to apply:

Your application – preferably by e-mail – should be directed to:

Camille Beunèche
Research School Coordinator
Comprehensive Pneumology Center
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Asklepios Klinik Gauting und Helmholtz Zentrum München
Max-Lebsche-Platz 31
81377 Munich
Germany
research-school(at)cpc-munich.org