Young talents

unsolicited applications welcome

You have finished your PhD or first Postdoc and want to stay in science working towards a career in academia?

Quantumbiology, sensory biology, biochemistry, magnetoreception neuroscience or behavioural biology is your interest and expertise? Then you would be the perfect fit for our team.

You would work with world leading experts in their field, who regularly publish their findings in the very best scientific journals (including 7 papers in Nature since 2009). We would support you to develop and establish your own research profile. This process is supported through our strong international network, flat local hierarchies, unique and cutting edge equipment as well as support within the University for grant applications and career development.



Scientific Environment:

Funded by the ERC the  QuantumBirds (www.quantumbirds.eu) project brings together behavioural biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology, quantum physics and spin chemistry, in a unique, ambitious, imaginative and genuinely synergetic research programme. We are working with lab-controlled testing conditions for the behaviour of migratory songbirds working to understand how magnetic detection in the birds retinas involves the quantum spin dynamics. The project is located at the University of Oxford, UK and at the University of Oldenburg, Germany and collaborates with research groups from around the world. The role is based in Oldenburg and you would become part of a large diverse team working closely together on related questions. You will have access to a wide range of modern equipment, techniques and expertise. Potential fields of science includes neuroethology, neuroscience, biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics.

Further collaborations are possible, as we are also centrally involved in the DFG funded SFB program "Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vertebrates" which helps you to expand your network. For more information see https://www.sfb1372.de/

How to apply

Your application should include a letter of motivation, a detailed CV, a publication list, names and phone numbers of at least two personal references and University certificates. Please send your application preferably electronically as a single pdf-file to Dr. Beate Grünberg beate.gruenberg@uni-oldenburg.de or mail to B. Grünberg, AG Neurosensorik/Animal Navigation, IBU, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, D-26129 Oldenburg, Germany