Postdoc Position at the Institute for Zoology and Biocentre, Uni of Cologne

The Institute of Biology and Centre at the University of Cologne is Germany is currently accepting applications for a postdoc position in 2019.
This position is part of the EU funded project “Mech­Evo-Insect” which aims at a mechanistic and quantitative understanding of the transition between different mouth-part classes in insects using state-of-the-art workflows for shape characterisation and biomechanical analysis.
Project details:
Being a post-doc position, the applicant principal­ly can develop his own research initiative within this project framework. Therefore, a particular emphasis will be placed on the own ideas of the applicant and how these can be studied (ideally using a combination of both the post-docs’ expertise and the expertise of the workgroup).
The successful applicant is able to work independent­ly, but actively participates in all activities of the work-group including a considerable amount of two-way transfer of knowledge between the applicant and the host group.
Worth of Award
  • » the possibility for a project in an emerging field within the biological sciences
  • » a diverse and fair working environment
  • » support in reconciling work and family life » flexible working time models
  • » extensive advanced training opportunities » occupational health management offers
  • » local transport ticket at a discount for UoC employees
  • The position is available from 01.11.2019 on a full-time basis. It is limited to 31.10.2022. If the applicant meets the relevant wage requirements and personal qualifica­tions, the salary is based on remuneration group 13 TV- L of the pay scale for the German public sector.
Eligibility
  • They are seeking a highly motivated applicant, ideally with a background in evolutionary morphology, biomechanics and/or imaging and with a doctoral degree in Biological Sciences, Engineering Sciences or Computer Sciences
  • The University of Cologne promotes equal opportunities and diversity in its employment relations. Women are strongly encouraged to apply and given priority in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz – LGG NRW).
  • They strongly wel­come applications from individuals with severe disabilities or people of equivalent status.
  • Severely disabled applicants of equal merit and qualifications will be given priority.
  • Applicants who are experts for other organisms besides insects should consider applying since the approach includes comparative aspects on several taxonomic levels.
  • They also welcome applications with a focus on methodological development in the fields of e.g. evolu­tionary modelling, GM, FEA or material testing.
How to Apply
  • Apart from a full CV (including own publications and contact details of 2 referees), applications without photograph and without date of birth should contain a letter of motivation (5 pages or less) detailing your previous research experience and an outline of your research plans for this position (including aspects of the desired two-way transfer of knowledge).
  • While detailing your future research, please take into account that you can plan with a considerable amount of research budget.
  • Details will be communicated upon request, inquiries can be made with Alexander Blanke (a.blanke@uni-koeln.de). The application (as a single pdf file) should be sent to the secretary of the Neurophysiology Department (office-neuro-physiol@uni-koeln.de) with the reference number wiss1902-20.
Deadline: The deadline for application is June 30th 2019, the estimated start date would be November 2019.

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