TranslaTUM Bioengineering Fellowships - 1 PhD and 1 PostDoc - Munich, Germany

[Andriy Chmyrov]

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Dear all,

I want to share information about TranslaTUM Bioengineering Fellowship
available in beautiful Munich, Germany.
Successful applicants are expected to focus towards developing novel
diagnostic and theranostic sensing and imaging methods applied to oncology.

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The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is a top ranking University in
Germany committed to research ex-cellence, interdisciplinary education and
the promotion of entrepreneurship. TUM is now taking a bold step in
establishing TranslaTUM, a central research institute committed to changing
the landscape in finding solutions for cancer by integrating principles of
bioengineering and biology toward applications in medicine. Through funding
of the Federal and Bavarian Government, TranslaTUM will operate in a new
modern research building placed on the campus of the School of Medicine and
the University Hospital Klinikum rechts der Isar, expected to be completed
by the end of 2016. The building brings together bioengineers, biologists,
physicists, chemists and medical doctors that will combine skill and effort
to develop cutting-edge technologies for the benefit of patients.

TranslaTUM is pleased to establish the prestigious Bioengineering
Fellowship. Two fellowships will be awarded each year, one for carrying out
a doctoral thesis (Ph.D) and one at the post-doctoral level to students with
top academic performance. Successful applicants will be exposed to a highly
interdisciplinary and cutting edge environment of modern bioengineering and
biology research with focus towards developing novel diagnostic and
theranostic sensing and imaging methods applied to oncology. The Fellowship
supports additional training and coaching toward an academic,
entrepreneurial or industrial career, as chosen by the Fellow. Graduating
fellows will be honored by the Technical University of Munich and become
part of a TranslaTUM Fellows network, aiming to promote advanced
engineering principles into oncology solutions in academia and in-dustry.

Applicants for the TranslaTUM Bioengineering Fellowship should be able to
demonstrate a stellar academic track record, high motivation, scientific
curiosity and initiative, and commitment to scientific excellence and the
integration of engineering and biology principles. Fellowships will be
awarded to applicants with a Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer
Science and Applied Sciences background or a biology, biotechnology and
medicine background and strong interest to learn and employ advanced
technology and engineering principles in cancer research.

Our offer:
The fellowship offers an exciting and challenging international research
environment vested in multi-disciplinary principles with the opportunity to
actively contribute in developing an emerging hot spot in interdisciplinary
re-search and clinical translation. It is administered by Prof.
Ntziachristos’ Chair for Biological Imaging at TUM, who has been awarded
with a Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz prize and two ERC awards. We support career
development, continuing education and teaching and training opportunities.
Remuneration is in line with the current public collective wage agreement of
the State of Bavaria (TV-L) and will be commensurate with work experience
and seniority. The fellowship provides support for 3 years.
TranslaTUM is located in one of the most attractive and innovative major
cities in Germany. Munich is a place of scientific excellence and
interaction, hosting several of Germany’s top universities and research
institutions in addition to TUM (e.g. Helmholtz Zentrum München, LMU, Max
Planck institutes). Situated at the foothills of the Alps, Munich is,
furthermore, famous for its high quality of life.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, TUM explicitly
encourages applications from women as well as from all others who would
bring additional diversity dimensions to the university’s research and
teaching strategies. Preference will be given to disabled candidates with
essentially the same qualifications.
The deadline for a full application is 15.09.2016. The application consists
of a letter of motivation and complete CV including publications,
references, and transcript of study records in a single pdf file and can be
in English or German (English preferred). Please submit your application to
Ms. Martina Riedl, indicating "TranslaTUM Bioengineering Fellowship 2016”
and either “PhD” or “postdoc” in the subject line.
email: [hidden email]
tel.: [phone]

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Chair for Biological Imaging (CBI)
Ismaningerstr. 22
81675 München, Germany

Web page: http://www.tum.de/en/research/researchcenters/translatum 
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