Postdoctoral Researchers in Vascular Biology, Neuroscience, or Computational Biology (m/w/d)

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Stellenbeschreibung

Anstellungsart

Vollzeit

Arbeitsort

München

Leistungen

Aus der vollständigen Stellenbeschreibung

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Jobticket

Vollständige Stellenbeschreibung

Campus Großhadern

Working hours

Full time

Institution

Institut für Schlaganfall- und Demenzforschung

Department

AG Dichgans

Date of entry

01.04.2026

Application deadline

Swift

Reference Number

2026-K-0002

The Hospital of the University of Munich, Germany, is one of the largest and most competitive university hospitals in Germany and Europe. 48 specialized hospitals, departments and institutions harbouring excellent research and education provide patient care at the highest medical level with around 11.000 employees.

Scope of duties

A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Dichgans laboratory at the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Munich. Our group investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neurovascular disease and secondary neurodegeneration. Our goal is to uncover how genetic defects of brain endothelial cells and mural cells contribute to vascular dysfunction. We further wish to understand how molecular defects in distinct vascular segments (arterioles, capillaries, venules) affect vascular–glial crosstalk and cause neurodegeneration. This work builds on our recent genetic discoveries (e.g. Malik et al. Nat Genetics 2028; Mishra et al. Nature 2022) and subsequent findings from our lab showing that the stroke risk gene Foxf2 maintains brain endothelial cell function via Tie2 signaling (Todorov-Völgyi et al. Nat Neurosci 2025; González-Gallego et al. Nat Neurosci 2025). To expand this line of research, we are now recruiting Postdoctoral Researchers in Vascular Biology, Neuroscience, and Computational Biology to join our multidisciplinary team. The position is embedded into a newly funded Collaborative Research Center (CRC) on Neurovascular diseases (CRC 1744) and further supported by the Excellence Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy) and a Leducq Network on Brain Endothelial Cells.

Our environment

As part of the DFG-funded Excellence Cluster SyNergy, member of large collaborative research networks including a new CRC on Neurovascular Diseases CRC 1744, Leducq Networks etc., and located in the New Center for Stroke and Dementia Research building, we provide a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary and internationally visible research environment with access to cutting-edge technologies and a unique community of internationally acclaimed researchers.

Our requirements

Applicants should hold a PhD in Vascular Biology, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology, or a related field

Expertise in single-cell and spatial omics analysis (scRNA-seq, ATAC-seq, CUT&RUN, MERFISH, Visium), proteomics (LC-MS/MS), (epi)genomic data processing, multi-omics integration, machine learning approaches for high-dimensional data, confocal / two-photon imaging, tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy, animal handling, experimental stroke models / behavioural testing, and programming skills in R or Python

A strong publication record, high motivation to work at the interface of vascular biology and neuroscience

The ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary team

Excellent communication skills in English are required

Our offer

A highly stimulating and internationally competitive research environment is centered around newly funded projects within CRC 1744.