The Rothhammer Lab is looking for a HiWi (student assistant) to assist in daily lab work and help to investigate novel mechanisms in glial cell biology during autoimmune inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.

Project:

The student will work together with PhD’s on their respective projects - perform and analyse experiments, assist in daily lab work and participate in regular meetings.

Canidates:

Candidates should hold or pursue a degree biomedical research, bioengineering or related areas and exhibit strong interest and experience in tackling advanced biomedical questions related to autoimmune and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system.

Experience with the following techniques is advantageous, but not necessary:

Experience in mouse handling
In vitro assays involving primary glial cells
Standard PCR, RT-qPCR
microscopy

Offer:

We offer a young and dynamic research environment in a fully equipped and experienced wet and translational laboratory, which will allow candidates to establish and expand their skill set with high relevance for basic and translational research.⠀

Funding will be supplied in form of a minijob.

Please apply by submitting an e-mail to veit.rothhammer@fau.de or using the contact form on the website.