Life Scientist as Postdoc (m/f/d)

to join our research group. Our group investigates how skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine organ and communicates with other tissues through secreted signaling molecules, particularly myokines. In the ERC Starting Grant project MYOSCAN, we systematically investigate how exercise and age-related muscle loss alter the skeletal muscle secretome. We aim to identify novel exercise-sensitive myokines and define their roles in sarcopenia, metabolic disease, and cancer biology. A central question is whether muscle-derived factors promote or suppress tumor growth and how these signaling pathways can be therapeutically targeted.

We provide a fully funded postdoctoral position within an excellently supported ERC Starting Grant project, an exciting, dynamic and international working environment, and a structured and coherent mentoring and training program. You will be able to learn state-of-the-art methodologies in a team of young scientists. Initially, the position is to be awarded for 2 years starting from 01.03.2027 or later. An extension of the contract period is envisaged. The employment contract is governed by TV-L in its current version for North Rhine-Westphalia, including the special regulations regarding the scientific area. The salary is based on qualification and experience, according to TV-L.

Females are especially encouraged to apply, and in the case of equal qualification, handicapped persons will be given preference. The German Diabetes Center is committed to family-friendly working conditions and equal gender policy. Since May 2011, the DDZ is a “Career and Family” audit-acknowledged center. The provisions of § 7 no. 1 of the Act on Part-Time Work and Fixed-Term Employment are taken into account.