Junior Research Group Leader for Retina Research

Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) is among the top universities in Germany and Europe: strong in research, offering first-rate programs with an overwhelming diversity, with close ties to culture, industry and society. The TUD is one of the eleven German universities that were identified as an “elite university” in June 2012. As a modern full-status university with 14 faculties it offers a wide academic range making it one of a very few in Germany. TUD is the largest technical university in Germany.
The DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, CRTD (www.crt-dresden.de) and Cluster of Excellence forms a network of more than 90 research groups working in the areas of Haematology, Diabetes, Neurodegenerative diseases as well as bone regeneration. The CRTD offers a position for an outstanding applicant with international scientific qualification as a

Junior Research Group Leader for Retina Research (up to E 15 TV-L)

This position is available for up to 5 years. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG).

The aim of the junior research group leader is to pursue basic research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of retinal degeneration and regeneration using vertebrate animal models like zebrafish or mouse and/or tissue culture. You will join a community of researchers working towards a better understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms of retinal disease, and to develop cell based methods for restoring retinal function. The successful applicant will be invited to apply, together with the CRTD, for junior group leader funding, e.g. from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Emmy Noether program) or the European Union (ERC starting investigator program). If successful, funding for the Junior Research Group would typically run for 5 years. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG). The new research group will be housed in a new state-of-the-art building equipped with excellent core facilities located on the Life Science Campus, next to the Biotechnology Centre (www.biotec.tu-dresden.de), the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (www.mpi-cbg.de), as well as the “Dresden International Graduate School of Biomedicine and Bioengineering” (www.digs-bb.de) and the Dresden University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (www.uniklinikum-dresden.de).

TU Dresden seeks to employ more women in leadership positions. Hence we should particularly like to encourage qualified women to apply. Applications from disabled candidates or those with additional support needs are welcome. TU Dresden is a family-friendly university and offers a dual career service.

Applicants must have a university degree in natural or medical sciences, a doctoral degree and an outstanding international scientific track record.

Please send your application forms, including a CV, a publication list, description of past and future research activities, acquired third-party funding, and two letters of recommendation by 16.05.2013 (stamped arrival date applies) preferred via e-mail (PDF) to sabine.matthiae(at)tu-dresden.de (Please note: We are currently not able to receive electronically signed and encrypted data) or to TU Dresden, DFG-Center für Regenerative Therapien Dresden, Cluster of Excellence, Director CRTD, Prof. Dr. Michael Brand, Fetscherstrasse 105, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

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