Postdoctoral Scientist
Kennziffer: 2024-0275
- Heidelberg
- Vollzeit
- Genomic Epidemiology
„Forschen für ein Leben ohne Krebs“ – das ist unsere Aufgabe am Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum. Wir erforschen, wie Krebs entsteht, erfassen Krebsrisikofaktoren und suchen nach neuen Strategien, die verhindern, dass Menschen an Krebs erkranken. Wir entwickeln neue Methoden, mit denen Tumore präziser diagnostiziert und Krebspatient:innen erfolgreicher behandelt werden können. Jeder Beitrag zählt – ob in der Forschung, in der Administration oder der Infrastruktur. Das macht unsere tägliche Arbeit so bedeutungsvoll und spannend.
We are seeking for the Research Group Genomic Epidemiology for the next possible date a
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is a world-leading institution in the field of applied and basic cancer research and offers an excellent research environment with state-of-the-art equipment and core facilities.
The main focus of the Genomic Epidemiology Group is to investigate the relation between human genetic variability and susceptibility to cancer. Cancer risk is influenced by inherited genetic variants conferring small to moderate risk of disease. Addition of small risks determined by single genetic variants can concur to increase or decrease significantly cancer susceptibility. We aim at identifying genetic variants that alter cancer risk, alone or in interaction with common environmental and lifestyle exposures, with the long-term goal of elaborating predictive models and adopting screening strategies for cancer prevention.
Further information is available on our DKFZ webpage (https://www.dkfz.de/en/genomische-epidemiologie/index.php).
Ihre Aufgaben:
Our main interest is to study the role of germline genetic variability in cancer risk and prognosis. Our main projects focus on pancreatic cancer and multiple myeloma. For both diseases we created and lead international consortia aimed at collecting biological samples and demographic, clinical and epidemiological data of cases and healthy controls. Both the PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium and the International Multiple Myeloma rESEarch (IMMEnSE) consortium have become valuable resources for the study of these two relatively rare but deadly diseases. In particular, we participate in genome-wide association studies, in the context of wider collaborations (PanScan for pancreatic cancer and InterLymph for multiple myeloma) and lead studies on specific genes and genomic regions.
The successful candidate will work on the maintenance of the consortia (management of databases and biobanks), and on the planning and execution of specific studies, including supervision of data analysis and labwork.
Ihr Profil:
- Master's and doctoral degree or equivalent in genetics, epidemiology or related disciplines
- Proven experience in genetic epidemiology research, documented by publication record
- Ability to work well in an international team and with external collaborators
- Fluency in English is required
- Knowledge in statistics and/or bioinformatics is a very desirable asset, as well as experience with the analysis of heterogeneous large-scale datasets
Unser Angebot:
- Hervorragende Rahmenbedingungen: modernste state-of-the-art Infrastruktur und Möglichkeit zum internationalen Austausch auf Spitzenniveau
- Vergütung nach TV-L inkl. betrieblicher Altersvorsorge und vermögenswirksamer Leistungen
- 30 Tage Urlaub
- Flexible Arbeitszeiten
- Möglichkeit zur Teilzeitarbeit
- Familienfreundliches Arbeitsumfeld
- Nachhaltig zur Arbeit: Vergünstigtes Deutschland-Jobticket
- Unser betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement bietet ein ganzheitliches Angebot für Ihr Wohlbefinden
- Entfalten Sie Ihr volles Potenzial: Zugang zum DKFZ International Postdoc Program und dem DKFZ Career Service mit gezielten Angeboten für Ihre persönliche Entwicklung fördern Ihre Talente
Sie sind interessiert?
Dr. Federico Canzian
Telefon: +49 (0)6221/42-1791
