Helmholtz Zentrum München, a German Research Center
for Environmental Health is offering an international postdoctoral fellowship
program. The program supports highly talented postdocs in the development
of a competitive scientific profile for a successful scientific career in
academic research or industry. Talented postdocs who are accepted into the
three-year program receive 3-year fully funded postdoctoral positions and can
focus on a research project in an institute of the Center. The application
deadline is March 16, 2014.
for Environmental Health is offering an international postdoctoral fellowship
program. The program supports highly talented postdocs in the development
of a competitive scientific profile for a successful scientific career in
academic research or industry. Talented postdocs who are accepted into the
three-year program receive 3-year fully funded postdoctoral positions and can
focus on a research project in an institute of the Center. The application
deadline is March 16, 2014.
Study Subject (s): Fellowship
is awarded in the following research fields:
-Multidisciplinary structural biology of signal transduction, Hypothalamic
redox signaling in obesity and diabetes type 2,
-Gene regulation in immune cell plasticity, Mitochondrial dysfunction in
diabetes and obesity,
-Hepatitis virus-host interaction (HBV), Environmental engineering /
hydrogeology / biogeochemistry (modelling of reactive contaminant transport in
sediment tank experiments),
-Culturing of micropollutant-degrading microorganisms in bioreactors with
continuous medium supply (chemostats, retentostats),
-Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in chronic lung disease, Extracellular
matrix dynamics/fibroblast function in chronic lung disease,
-Epithelial cell function in chronic lung disease, Unravel novel
genotype-phenotype links by the integration of phenotypic and molecular
information from chemicals and diseases,
-Metaregulation of denitrification in different soil compartments,
-Reprogramming technologies applied in vivo,
-Bioengineering/synthetic biology of remote control systems for molecular
processes and functional imaging, Functional Neuroimaging via MRI,
-Optoacoustics and Light Sheet Microscopy
Course Level: Fellowship is available for pursuing postdoctoral research
program at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany.
Scholarship Provider: Helmholtz Zentrum München
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
is awarded in the following research fields:
-Multidisciplinary structural biology of signal transduction, Hypothalamic
redox signaling in obesity and diabetes type 2,
-Gene regulation in immune cell plasticity, Mitochondrial dysfunction in
diabetes and obesity,
-Hepatitis virus-host interaction (HBV), Environmental engineering /
hydrogeology / biogeochemistry (modelling of reactive contaminant transport in
sediment tank experiments),
-Culturing of micropollutant-degrading microorganisms in bioreactors with
continuous medium supply (chemostats, retentostats),
-Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in chronic lung disease, Extracellular
matrix dynamics/fibroblast function in chronic lung disease,
-Epithelial cell function in chronic lung disease, Unravel novel
genotype-phenotype links by the integration of phenotypic and molecular
information from chemicals and diseases,
-Metaregulation of denitrification in different soil compartments,
-Reprogramming technologies applied in vivo,
-Bioengineering/synthetic biology of remote control systems for molecular
processes and functional imaging, Functional Neuroimaging via MRI,
-Optoacoustics and Light Sheet Microscopy
Course Level: Fellowship is available for pursuing postdoctoral research
program at Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany.
Scholarship Provider: Helmholtz Zentrum München
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany
Eligibility:
-Applications from highly qualified and motivated early-career scientists of
all nationalities who have received a doctoral degree within the last three
years or who will receive their doctoral degree by the start of the program
are welcome.
-PhD or equivalent degree in biological sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics,
physics, mathematics, veterinary or human medicine or related life sciences.
-Applications from highly qualified and motivated early-career scientists of
all nationalities who have received a doctoral degree within the last three
years or who will receive their doctoral degree by the start of the program
are welcome.
-PhD or equivalent degree in biological sciences, chemistry, bioinformatics,
physics, mathematics, veterinary or human medicine or related life sciences.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following
Countries: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible
for this postdoctoral fellowship program.
Countries: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible
for this postdoctoral fellowship program.
Scholarship Description: Helmholtz Zentrum München is one of the world’s leading centers
in the field of environmental health research. The focus of the Center is on
the study of common diseases such as diabetes and lung diseases. The
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a newly established program for excellent
early-career scientists (up to 3 years after graduation) at Helmholtz Zentrum
München – German Research Center for Environmental Health. Talented postdocs
who are accepted into the three-year program receive 3-year fully funded
postdoctoral positions and can focus on a research project in an institute of the
Center.
in the field of environmental health research. The focus of the Center is on
the study of common diseases such as diabetes and lung diseases. The
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a newly established program for excellent
early-career scientists (up to 3 years after graduation) at Helmholtz Zentrum
München – German Research Center for Environmental Health. Talented postdocs
who are accepted into the three-year program receive 3-year fully funded
postdoctoral positions and can focus on a research project in an institute of the
Center.
Number of award(s): Up to ten candidates will be selected to the postdoctoral
fellowship program.
fellowship program.
Duration of award(s): Fellowship will be awarded for a period of three years.
What does it cover? Talented postdocs who are accepted into the three-year program receive
3-year fully funded postdoctoral positions and can focus on a research project
in an institute of the Center. The fellows will receive intensive
support for external grant acquisition. If a fellow succeeds in acquiring a
grant, he/she will receive additional funding (equal e.g. to half a
technician’s position) through the program.
3-year fully funded postdoctoral positions and can focus on a research project
in an institute of the Center. The fellows will receive intensive
support for external grant acquisition. If a fellow succeeds in acquiring a
grant, he/she will receive additional funding (equal e.g. to half a
technician’s position) through the program.
Selection Criteria: Based on the candidates’ scientific presentations and the
structured interviews with them, the appointing committee will admit up to ten
candidates to the program.
structured interviews with them, the appointing committee will admit up to ten
candidates to the program.
Notification: The
appointing committee will invite the best applicants to the interview days on
June 25-27, 2014 in Munich. Full details about the interview procedure will be
sent to the invited candidates. Accommodation in Munich will be provided by
Helmholtz Zentrum München, and travel expenses will be reimbursed (receipts
must be provided). The decision on the admission to the program will be
announced by the end of June 2014.
appointing committee will invite the best applicants to the interview days on
June 25-27, 2014 in Munich. Full details about the interview procedure will be
sent to the invited candidates. Accommodation in Munich will be provided by
Helmholtz Zentrum München, and travel expenses will be reimbursed (receipts
must be provided). The decision on the admission to the program will be
announced by the end of June 2014.
How to Apply: The
mode of applying is online.
mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for application is March 16, 2014.
