Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) Institute for Cardiogenetics 1

Das Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) verbindet internationale Spitzenforschung mit interdisziplinärer Krankenversorgung. Wir sind einziger Maximalversorger und größter Arbeitgeber des Landes. Unsere rund 17.500 Mitarbeitenden stellen eine höchst individuelle Versorgung sicher - unverzichtbar für die Menschen in Schleswig-Holstein.
Institute of Cardiogenetics
The position is based at the Institute of Cardiogenetics at the UKSH. The institute brings together experts in life science, bioinformatics, and cardiovascular medicine to advance the understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying heart disease and to translate these insights into preclinical approaches. The work will be carried out within the framework of the Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation (PMI) https://www.precisionmedicine.de/de/ueber-den-cluster, and in close collaboration with the Clinic of Dermatology at the USKH Campus Lübeck.

Start in our team
We are looking for a highly motivated person to join our dynamic interdisciplinary team. You will contribute to ambitious, collaborative projects focused primarily on inflammatory disease research. Join our team and support us from January 1st, 2027, initially limites for three years as Postdoctoral Researcher.

What do we offer:

• Salary payment in accordance to remuneration group E13 TV-L, based on a fixed-term contract for 3 years

• Full-time employment, currently 38.5 hours/ week. Part-time employment may be compatible within the framework of certain working time models

• Stimulating environment and interdisciplinary research team

• Participation in the "PMI Cluster of Excellence - DFG EXC 2167/2" and the German Center of Cardiovascular Research (DZHK)

• Discover more exciting employee benefits at UKSH here: Benefits (uksh.de)

Your responsibilities:

• Apply methods from molecular epidemiology to WGS and scRNA Seq data

• In silico annotations of genomics findings

• Perform statistical data analysis, data integration, and visualization and contribute to the publication of research findings and research grant applications

• Provide support to interdisciplinary team members

• Close involvement in the PMI Project "Sex Diversity in CID"

Your profile:

• A strong background in bioinformatics, computational biology, data sciences, or a related field, with knowledge of biology, and a PhD (or a minimum of 3 yrs experience in the field) is required

• Statistical and bioinformatic skills, in particular analysis of human, in vitro, and in vivo omics datasets combined with hands-on experience in experimental validation of genetic and molecular findings

• Experience in applying statistical methods from genetic epidemiology

• Expertise in Linux/Unix environment, HPC clusters, proficiency in R, Python, and practical knowledge of reproducible workflow systems (e.g. Nextflow, Snakemake) and version control tools is appreciated

• Strong communication skills, with a passion for interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as fluency in English; knowledge of German is an advantage

We look forward to receiving your application by 25 November 2026. Please quote the job reference number 29442 in your application.