<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">PhD
position in retina research </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">for ERC grant project</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Join a PhD program in retinal development and immerse yourself in
cutting-edge research to unlock the secrets of the human retina organoids from
stem cells. With state-of-the-art techniques, you'll have the opportunity to
make a real impact by developing innovative solutions for ocular diseases. Advance
your career and change the future of eye care: This program offers you a unique
opportunity to be at the forefront of scientific discovery. Apply now and take
your passion and creativity to the next level!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">What we are
looking for a PhD candidate for the position</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">An excellent academic record </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Experimental knowledge in electrophysiology
(patch clamp, multi-electrode array) , ideally in functional imaging, cell/tissue
culture or molecular biology is an advantage </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A solid background in biology, ideally in
neuroscience </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Background in statistics and data analysis</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Programming experience in Python, Matlab, R or similar is ideal</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Personal skills: The applicant
must have a good organizational skills, and the ability to work autonomously,
but willing to perform and interact efficiently within a multidisciplinary
team.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">What we offer: A friendly,
stimulating, international and multidisciplinary environment. Leipzig has
beautiful nature, perfect for hiking, biking, and swimming. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The successful candidate will be
enrolled in the Graduate School for Brain Dynamics of the Leipzig University. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The
application package is expected to contain: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">A CV</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">The motivation for applying to this position</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Two reference letters</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 35.7pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">master certificate</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 4pt 36pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> </span></p>
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the documents to <u><a href="mailto:Zohreh.Hosseinzadeh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de">Zohreh.Hosseinzadeh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de</a></u> (PD Dr.
Zohreh Hosseinzadeh)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">; </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:Focke.Ziemssen@medizin.uni-leipzig.de" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Focke.Ziemssen@medizin.uni-leipzig.de</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"> (Prof. Focke Ziemssen)</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">PD Dr. Zohreh Hosseinzadeh</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"" lang="EN-US"></span></p> <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Head </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">o</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)">f </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Ophthalmic </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Research Department</span><b></b></span></span></span></span></span></p> <br> <span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span> <p></p> <span style="font-size:10pt"></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt">University o</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">f Leipzig</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"></span></p> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"></span></p> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">room B015, Liebigstraße 12</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt">, 04103 Leipzig </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Phone:+49 (0) 341 9721557</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fax: +49 (0) 341 9725729</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Email:</span><span> <a href="mailto:Zohreh.Hosseinzadeh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de" target="_blank">Zohreh.Hosseinzadeh@medizin.uni-leipzig.de</a></span></p><span lang="EN-US">Website:
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