PhD Scholarship: Nucleic Interactions: Join our team at the Institute of Virology at TUM for a PhD position focused on investigating innate immune sensing of viruses, specifically emphasizing nucleic acid-host interactions. This exciting opportunity involves working with an international team of scientists, employing a combination of unbiased -omics, loss of function, and gene-editing approaches.
PhD Scholarship Opportunity in “Innate Immunity: Nucleic Acid–Host Interactions”
Designation: PhD Researcher
Research Area: Innate Immunity, Nucleic Acid–Host Interactions, Virus Sensing, Virus Restriction, and Control of Viral Diseases
Location: Technical University of Munich, Campus of the “Klinikum Rechts der Isar” (Max Weber Platz), Munich, Germany
Eligibility/Qualification: Enthusiastic scientists at MSc student, PhD, and Post-Doc levels who possess knowledge and interest in innate immunity and virus-host interactions. Experience in cell culture or molecular biology is a plus. Basic knowledge in programming (e.g. “R” or “python”) and an affinity for large-scale data analysis and statistics are desirable.
Job Description: The successful candidate will focus on nucleic acid binding proteins and assess their functionality in innate immune recognition or virus restriction. This will involve using standard molecular biology techniques such as virus infection assays, western blotting, qPCR, and ELISA, as well as employing unbiased approaches such as proteomics and transcriptomics analyses. Collaboration with other groups to test the activity of candidate proteins in in vivo models is also anticipated.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a brief motivation letter stating previous experience, grade report, and the names of 1-2 referees to andreas.pichlmair@tum.de
Last Date for Apply: Rolling application process – apply as soon as possible for consideration.
This scholarship represents a valuable opportunity for aspiring scientists to contribute to groundbreaking research in the field of innate immunity and virus-host interactions.
