Applications are no longer being accepted The application period for this position has ended. We are recruiting a group of postdocs who are eager to pursue groundbreaking biomedical research, and we will help them to establish themselves as future scientific leaders. This postdoc program is designed to prepare postdoctoral researchers for a successful ERC Starting Grant application and for an independent research career in top research organizations in Europe and around the world. The postdoc program is based at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, one of Europe’s leading centers for basic biomedical research – with clinical translation in mind. Selected candidates will join one of CeMM’s research groups for 3 to 6 years, addressing ambitious research questions in areas such as cancer, immunology, chemical biology, epigenetics, metabolism, and genomic medicine. Research projects will focus on medically relevant problems, including disease mechanisms, modern therapeutics and diagnostic strategies. On top of this, postdocs will receive extensive career development and leadership training from the entire CeMM Faculty and additional experts in a highly collaborative and supportive environment. Candidates who want to pursue innovative biomedical research and substantially advance their scientific career Candidates with international professional experience and enhanced potential to receive an ERC Starting Grant in the future Open to both PhD (natural sciences) and MD (medical sciences) holders From a variety of academic backgrounds: molecular biology, biomedical research, bioinformatics, biochemistry, bioengineering, etc. With the motivation, skills, experiences, and initial achievements (subject to academic age) to qualify for a competitive postdoc program Required are scientific quality and originality, as well as a collaborative and interdisciplinary mindset An international group of highly collaborative colleagues that will help you achieve your scientific and career goals Top-notch environment with the ideas, projects, resources, infrastructure, collaborations, and mindset for groundbreaking research Excellent track record of past postdocs who have become internationally successful principal investigators, professors, entrepreneurs Strong focus on disease biology and translational research: cancer, metabolic disorders, inflammation/infection, drug discovery Interdisciplinary projects connecting biology with medicine, experiments with computation, and discovery with translation Unique opportunity to engage close interactions with physicians and clinical researchers at the Medical University of Vienna on one of Europe’s largest medical campuses Opportunities to collaborate with industry (biotech/pharma) and to get involved in academic start-up/spin-off companies Training program in project management, scientific writing, visual communication, entrepreneurship, leadership and data science Special training for writing successful ERC Starting Grants as a ‘ticket’ to an outstanding academic career Mentoring Program within EU-LIFE (https://www.eu-life.eu), an alliance of 15 top research centers in life sciences to support and strengthen European research excellence Being part of a thriving academic and social community in Vienna, one the cities with the best quality-of-life in the world A competitive postdoc salary according to the Austrian Science Fund (https://www.fwf.ac.at), which amounts to an annual gross salary slightly above EUR 50,000. The CeMM employment contract includes full insurance (health, accident, pension) and a one-off payment for moving CeMM’s HR department and administrative team offers support with relocation, visa applications, onboarding, family support, etc.
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