The overall metabolic capabilities of metazoans are encoded in their genome and in their microbiome (the set of genes carried by symbiotic microorganisms). Our group is interested in the mechanisms that regulate metabolism in both animal hosts and their microbiome. We want to understand how ruptures in host-microbe metabolic interactions contribute to disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases or cancer. We also believe that these studies will broaden our understanding of ageing, a complex biological process characterized by nutritional, metabolic, and immune alterations.

The Postdoc positions:

The positions are available from June 1st, 2023 and are supported by ERC funding.

They are initially limited to 1.5 years, with the possibility of extension up to 5 years.

According to local regulations, the salary is based on the remuneration group 13 TV-L of the German public service. 

Your Profile:

- A PhD degree in life sciences, microbiology or related fields

- Experience with Bioinformatics or Bacterial Engineering or Organoid Culture

- For computational biologists: minimum wet lab experience is required

- Excellent written and spoken English (English is the working language in the lab)

- Taste for communication and team work, curiosity and good problem-solving skills

- Experience with Drosophila genetics is an added value, but not mandatory

CECAD:

CECAD is a cluster of excellence focused on Ageing Research. It gathers groups from the University of Cologne, the Cologne University Hospital, the Max Planck Institutes for Metabolism Research and Biology of Aging, and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). The Storelli lab is located in the CECAD research building (https://www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/home/), and benefits from in-house access to state-of-the-art metabolomic, lipidomic, proteomic, imaging, and bioinformatic facilities. The working langage in CECAD is English.

To Apply:

Please apply via the jobportal of the University of Cologne (you can change the language to English):

https://jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1201

You can also find these offers on the jobportal with the reference Wiss2303-20

Please upload your degrees, a detailed CV (without photo) including publications and the contact of 2 academic references, a summary of research expertise (2 pages max), and a one-page cover letter.

The CV and cover letter must be written in English. The deadline to apply is May 15th, 2023.

Please direct questions to Gilles Storelli (gilles.storelli@uni-koeln.de).