Postdoc - Cardiac Chromatin Biology (m/f/d)

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Postdoc - Cardiac Chromatin Biology (m/f/d)
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wanted for the next possible date at the Institute of Experimental Cardiology.

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative Postdoc for a combined wet and dry lab project (https://tinyurl.com/postdochd) in the Gilsbach lab .

• Job-ID: V000014326
• Field of application: Institut für Experimentelle Kardiologie
• Location: Heidelberg
• Job Category: Science and teaching
• Working hours: full-time
• Published: 04.07.2025
• Contract:TV-L

Your tasks

• The available research projects aim to understand and develop strategies to treat heart disease
• You will combine epigenetic, chromatin interaction analysis and single-cell approaches to unravel regulatory mechanisms of heart function and disease. CRISPR-based functional genomics will allow you to explore and steer the regulatory mechanisms of heart disease
• Your studies will take advantage of in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical models, including hiPSC-derived systems
• The postdoctoral project will combine experimental (wet-lab) and computational (dry lab) approaches
  

Be part of Geman Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) and the collaborative research center CRC1550 "Molecular Circuits of Heart Disease".

Your Profile

• PhD in molecular biology, epigenetics, cardiovascular science, computational biology, or a related field
• A strong background in chromatin biology, gene regulation, and/ or cardiovascular biology
• Prior experience with genomics, bioinformatics, or CRISPR technologies

What we offer

• Working with the latest techniques / technical equipment at the Institute of Experimental Cardiology in a new research building with cutting-edge facilities hosting several cardiovascular research groups forming a highly interactive and dynamic research infrastructure
• Possibility of mobile working
• Flexible working hours within the framework of flexitime
• Possibility to publish scientifically is offered and supported
• Regular team meetings
• Interdisciplinary cooperation with members of the Geman Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK),  and members of the collaborative research center CRC1550 (www.CRC1550.com)
• Partial) project management / project responsibility possible if suitable
• Collectively agreed remuneration, attractive company pension scheme (VBL)
• 30 days vacation
• Sustainable travel: job ticket
• Family-friendly working environment: cooperative arrangements for childcare, subsidy for child vacation care, advice for employees with relatives in need of care
• Wide range of health, prevention and sports offers

Contact & Application

For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Ralf Gilsbach via e-mail.

Interested?

Applications will be accepted until 31.07.2025 online.

Institut für Experimentelle Kardiologie
Prof. Dr. Ralf Gilsbach
Eppelheimerstr. 8
69115 Heidelberg
Ralf.Gilsbach@cardioscience.uni-heidelberg.de

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