CareerPlan

661-2026 PhD Student (m/f/d) – Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology – Neuroanatomy

Magdeburg, SACHSEN_ANHALTFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-05

Core

Investigate how stress shapes hippocampal microcircuits underlying emotional memory, fear, and anxiety using in vivo and in vivo interventions.

Role type

PhD researcher (neuroscience)

Builds

Research findings on stress-induced changes in brain circuits

Domain

Neuroscience / Neuroanatomy

Deliverable

research

Required skills

animal experiments, behavioral testing, stereotactic surgeries, expression analysis (mRNA/protein), qPCR, RNAScope, Western Blot, immunohistochemistry, pharmacology, chemogenetic viral vectors, viral knock down strategies

Preferred skills

FELASA B certificate, experience with mice

Technologies

qPCR, RNAScope, Western Blot, immunohistochemistry