• Completed diploma or master’s degree in the area of life sciences or natural sciences.
• Knowledge in the field of immunology, cardiovascular diseases, and/or omics-technologies (e.g. transcriptomics)
• Practical knowledge of cell biology, molecular biology, and molecular pharmacology
• Practical knowledge of working with mouse models (desirable)
• Practical knowledge of flow cytometry (desirable)
• Practical knowledge of bioinfomatic data analysis (R, Python, desirable)
• High level of commitment, personal initiative, and self-motivation for scientific work
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• High degree of personal responsibility and ability to cooperate
• High degree of ability to communicate and work in international and interdisciplinary teams
• Excellent social skills and ability to work in a team

• Meaning: We offer meaningful work for the world of tomorrow.

• Our internal continuing education program is as colorful as the university itself.

• Collaboration: With us, you'll find interdisciplinary, cross-professional opportunities to work together.

• Benefits: Of course, there are all the usual benefits, from A  "access to healthcare services" to Z "Zero emission goal".

• Diversity: Besides our various scientific fields and their related issues, we offer a working environment in which diversity is lived.

• Flexibility: We demonstrate flexibility not only with the various working time models but also through the offers for the compatibility of family and career.

• Write a dissertation at the University of Graz in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Participate in research projects in the field of metabolic cardiovascular diseases
• Autonomously plan and evaluate scientific experiments
• Perform experiments and data analysis e.g. for immunprofiling and gene expression profiling (e.g. transcriptomics in bulk and single cells)
• Participate in a larger, interdisciplinary research consortium
• Present and discuss findings at regular internal and external meetings and conferences
• Publication of research results
• Teach courses and participate in teaching and examination tasks at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Supervise students
• Participate in organizational and administrative tasks as well as in evaluation measures

Please submit following documents:

• Motivation letter including research interests
• Academic CV
• Recommendation letter
• Contact information for two references
• Complete proof of completion of the required degree program

If you have questions, please contact Ass-Prof. Marion Mussbacher I marion.mussbacher@uni-graz.at or Prof. Sebastian Preissl I sebastian.preissl@uni-graz.at