Biologists, Chemists, Physisists and

Bioinformaticians work together to solve questions in cutting-edge research. In a collaborative research project of the Chair of MolecularDevelopmental Genetics (Herr Prof. Dr. Michael Brand, research area brain
development and regeneration) and the group of Dr. Franziska Knopf(research area bone regeneration) we study the mechanisms of tissueregeneration (brain and bone) in the model organisms zebrafish andmouse. In this context we are looking for a highly motivated and talented
PhD Student
(Subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary
group E 13 TV-L)

to work in the topic "role of extracellular matrix proteins in zebrafish finregeneration". The position starts at the earliest possible date and isinitially limited until 30.06.2017 with the possibility of extension. The period
of employment is governed by § 2 Fixed Term Research Contracts Act(Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - WissZeitVG). The position entails 65%of the fulltime weekly hours. The position will give you an excellent chance
for further academic qualification. The project is funded by a projectembedded in the research association Transregio 67 (Dresden/Leipzig;Functional Biomaterials for Controlling Healing Processes in Bone and
Skin).Tasks: independent design and performance of experiments in cell-,
molecular-, neuro- and developmental biology, including single moleculemeasurements with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and theirevaluation/analysis.
Requirements: We aim at attracting the best talents in the respectiveresearch fields and expect the following: an outstanding university degree(masters or equivalent) in Biology, Biotechnology or related field of science;
profound experience in developmental biology, molecular and cell biologyand with the model organism zebrafish and the following methods:confocal laser scan microscopy, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy,
histology, identification of cell types, generation and use of geneticallymodified organisms and transgenic fish, regeneration models,immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, qRT-PCR, tissue specific
depletion of cells, flow cytometry and next generation sequencing. Wework in an international team, thus excellent communication and socialskills are essential, including fluency in English - written and oral.
For further information about the CRTD and BIOTEC and of the projectsplease refer to www.tu-
dresden.de/exzellenz/exzellenzcluster/crtd/index_html, www.biotec.tu-dresden.de, Yu, Nature 2009; Ries, Nature Methods 2009; Nowak, NatureCell Biology 2011; Knopf, Dev. Cell 2011; Kyritsis, Science, 2012; Gupta,
PLoS ONe; Geurtzen/Knopf, Development 2014; Review: Boekel undBrand, Curr Opinion 2013.
Applications from women are particularly welcome. The same applies topeople with disabilities.
Please send your electronic application quoting the reference number 253as one pdf-file until 01.04.2016 (stamped arrival date of TU Dresdenapplies) to kristin.hopfe@biotec.tu-dresden.de (Please note: We are
currently not able to receive electronically signed and encrypted data.) oralternatively to TU Dresden, BIOTEC, Professur fuer MolekulareEntwicklungsgenetik, Herrn Prof. Dr. Michael Brand, Fetscherstr. 105,
01307 Dresden. Please submit copies only, as your application will not bereturned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot bereimbursed.
Prof. Dr. Michael Brand
kristin.hopfe@biotec.tu-dresden.de
TU Dresden, BIOTEC
Dresden