The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of the Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With around 9,700 employees, the UMG and its subsidiaries are one of the largest employers in the region. Our clinics and institutes stand for high-quality patient care, excellent research, modern teaching and transfer of innovative technology.
Göttingen as a city of science is located in the center of Germany and the University Medical Center Göttingen is integrated into an attractive network of university and non-university scientific institutions.
The Klinik für Augenheilkunde of the University Medical Center Göttingen is looking for a new position for the earliest start date
Doctoral researchers (f/m/d)
part time, initially limited to three years
Remuneration according to TV-L
One PhD positions is available at the "Brain-wide Networks" Research Group at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Medical Center in Göttingen. We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated PhD student with an interest in the study of the noradrenergic system and its control of arousal in the brain. This project aims to determine whether the properties of the neurons in the Locus Coeruleus - a small brainstem nucleus which is the major source of noradrenaline in the brain - vary by projection target or if its different roles in modulating arousal are shaped by regional GPCR expression and neurotransmitter uptake. The succesful applicant will be part of the newly funded FOR5807 consortium to study "Dynamic integration of GPCR signaling to control organ function and animal behavior". He/she/they will benefit from the collaboration among eight FOR5807 projects around Germany and have a close collaboration with our project partner Prof. Simon Wiegert (Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University).