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🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
🔬 Postdoc Position (m/f/d)
🌱 Focus: Pre-mRNA splicing & environmental adaptation in crops
⏳ Application deadline: 17. March 2025
Tasks:
- Investigation of pre-mRNA splicing as a mechanism of environmental adaptation, based on our previous publications (e.g., Mangilet et al., Nature Plants, 2024; de Francisco Amorim et al., The Plant Cell, 2018)
- Analysis of splicing patterns in different crop varieties under drought and heat stress
- Identification and functional characterization of alternatively spliced pre-mRNAs that contribute to stress tolerance and improved plant productivity
- Investigation of the molecular mechanisms by which master regulators of splicing influence crop fitness
- Integration of experimental data to develop breeding strategies for climate-adapted crops
- Generation and analysis of transgenic plants using CRISPR to experimentally validate the role of specific splice variants
What do we offer:
- Soft Skill Development: Access to courses in areas such as academic writing, project management, and science communication.
- Career Development Opportunities: Tailored career support, including mentoring programs, networking opportunities, and workshops on professional development.
- Scientific Support: Regular lab meetings, one-on-one project mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Dynamic Research Environment: Join an international, diverse, and inclusive research group with a strong focus on teamwork and scientific excellence.
Requirements:
- A completed university degree in biology, biochemistry, or a related field
- Strong enthusiasm for molecular plant biology and RNA processing
- Experience with molecular biology techniques, particularly RNA analysis, cloning, and genome editing, is desirable
- Ability to conduct independent scientific research and willingness to collaborate in an interdisciplinary research environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented setting
- Excellent proficiency in English (spoken and written)
Further information and applications procedure -> here
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
🔬 PhD Student Position (m/f/d)
🌱 Focus: Alternative mRNA isoforms and their functions under drought stress
⏳ Application deadline: 17. March 2025
Tasks:
- Conduct research on alternative mRNA isoforms within the framework of the RTG2498 subproject P13 on alternative mRNA isoforms
- Identify stress-induced alternative mRNA isoforms using direct RNA sequencing (Oxford Nanopore) and CAGE-seq data
- Investigate the subcellular localization of proteins encoded by alternative mRNA isoforms using fluorescence-based imaging approaches
- Generate and analyze transgenic Arabidopsis plants (overexpression, CRISPR, T-DNA lines) to study functional roles of alternative isoforms under stress conditions
- Presentation and publication of scientific data
What do we offer:
- Soft Skill Development: Access to courses in areas such as academic writing, project management, and science communication.
- Career Development Opportunities: Tailored career support, including mentoring programs, networking opportunities, and workshops on professional development.
- Scientific Support: Regular lab meetings, one-on-one project mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Dynamic Research Environment: Join an international, diverse, and inclusive research group with a strong focus on teamwork and scientific excellence.
Requirements:
- Completed scientific university degree in biology, biochemistry or a related field Enthusiasm for molecular
plant biology and RNA-based gene regulation - Expertise and/or motivation to learn and apply molecular biology techniques, including cloning, RNA analysis and fluorescence microscopy
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary research environment
- Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
- High motivation to work in a cooperative manner within the RTG
Further information and applications procedure -> here