Ph D position is available for applicants with M.Sc or equivalent at the newly established Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) in Tübingen, Germany. The position is funded from the German Excellence Initiative Programme and is for 3 years.

The main interest of the Lab is investigating the mechanisms of neuro-glial interaction in grey and white matter (Kukley et al, Nature Neuroscience 2007; Kukley et al, FASEB J, 2008).

Applications are welcome from motivated candidates who have strong background in neuroscience. Candidates with experience in immunohistochemistry, in situ electrophysiology (patch-clamp) and/or electron microscopy are particularly encouraged to apply.

Fluency in English is required.

The selected candidates are expected to start their work in Tübingen in February-March 2009. Salary will be according TV-L E13/2.

Applications should include a CV, the academic achievements, a brief statement of research interests including your past experience and names of at least 2 referees. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The University of Tübingen strives to promote equal opportunities in science and is committed to increasing the percentage of female scientists in research. Qualified female candidates are thus strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply:

Please, send your complete applications electronically  to

Maria Kukley, PhD
Email  Maria.Kukley@ukb.uni-bonn.de

Tübingen has cultivated integrative neuroscience successfully for many years and is renowned as one of the major centres for neuroscience research in Germany with an excellent international reputation in specific disciplines such as brain imaging.

The Tübingen neuroscience community assembled in the CIN will intensify its contribution to the worldwide quest for understanding how the brain generates functions such as perception, memory, communication and action, which in sum define human personalities. A better comprehension of the brain mechanisms underlying these functions and their disturbances - from their genetic basis to the processing of information in neuronal networks - will lead to the development of new approaches, promising to help patients with sensory and brain disease. Moreover, it will stimulate the development of improved biomedical instrumentation and brain-inspired engineering solutions.