Postdoc / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (m/w/d) Schneider Lab
Core
Mapping sympathetic, sensory, and autonomic innervation of the liver and tumor microenvironment; analyzing regulation of immune, stromal, vascular, and epithelial cell states by neuronal signals; functionally manipulating neuronal circuits via genetic, pharmacological, chemogenetic, and surgical approaches; investigating mechanisms of neuronal remodeling in chronic liver damage and tumorigenesis; integrating functional experiments with single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, imaging, proteomics, and metabolomics; translating findings to human disease models using characterized cohorts and clinical datasets.
Role type
Postdoctoral researcher (IC)
Builds
Experimental research on neuro-immune and neuro-epithelial circuits regulating liver disease and cancer
Domain
Hepatology, Neurobiology, Immunology, Oncology, Systems Medicine
Required skills
Experimental biomedical research, hypothesis-driven science, neuronal circuit manipulation, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial biology, high-dimensional data analysis, mouse models, modern imaging, proteomics, metabolomics
Preferred skills
Liver biology, bioinformatics, clinical cohort management
Technologies
scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, genetic manipulation, chemogenetics, surgical models, proteomics, metabolomics
Responsibilities
Mapping liver innervation and tumor microenvironment; Analyzing regulation of immune and epithelial states by neuronal signals; Functionally manipulating neuronal circuits; Investigating neuronal remodeling mechanisms; Integrating functional experiments with multi-omics; Translating experimental insights to human disease models; Establishing new experimental methods; Mentoring PhD/MSc students; Authoring scientific manuscripts; Presenting at international conferences; Writing grant proposals
Seniority
Postdoctoral, independent researcher