We are a member of the Helmholtz German Research Community, a leading association Europe-wide, focusing on "Environmental Health". The aim of our research is to proactively detect health risks for both humans and the environment, decoding the mechanisms of pathogenesis and developing concepts for prevention and therapy of diseases. The Institute of Developmental Genetics (Neuronal Circuit Formation Group,
Dr. Andrea Huber Broesamle) invites applications for a Postdoc - NEURAL NETWORKS m/f (140/2009)

Job Description
- Investigation of the molecular mechanisms of adaptive plasticity in the postnatal nervous system using our transgenic models of developmental wiring defects
- Analysis of these models using behavioral testing as well as neuroanatomical and electrophysiological techiques

Your Qualifications
- PhD in biology, neuroscience or in a relevant field of research
- Enthusiastic about working in an interdisciplinary and challenging research area
- Highly motivated and team oriented

Our Offer
- Working in an innovative, well- equipped and scientifically stimulating surrounding
- Further training opportunities
- Initial short-term employment contract for 14 months and a standard public service salary (TVÖD)

The Helmholtz Center Munich as holder of the Bavarian Advancement of Women Prize and of the Total E-Quality Certificate is striving to increase the overall proportion of women on its staff and thus expressly urges qualified women to apply.

We look forward to receiving your application via e-mail.
Andrea Huber Broesamle
e-mail: andrea.huber@helmholtz-muenchen.de

Helmholtz Center Munich
German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH)
Institute of Developmental Genetics
Ingolstädter Landstr. 1
85764 Neuherberg