Job ID: 120608

PhD position in calcium imaging and electrophysiology in skeletal muscle (M/W)

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 15 November 2024

Employment Start Date: 1 January 2025

Contract Length: 3-4 years

City: Innsbruck

Country: Austria

Institution: Medical University of Innsbruck

Department: Physiology

Description:

A PhD position is available in the group led by Marta Campiglio at the Institute of Physiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. The position will be available starting from January 2025.

The student will develop a project aimed to dissect the molecular mechanisms leading to malignant hyperthermia, a pharmacogenetic disorder, in patients affected by the rare congenital myopathy STAC3 disorder (https://omim.org/entry/255995). The student will employee calcium imaging and electrophysiological techniques in cells derived from genetically modified mice and cell lines. The project is part of FWF grant awarded to Marta Campiglio (Medical University of Innsbruck) and Jocelyn LaPorte/Johann Bohm (IGBMC, Illkirch, France). The student will be integrated in the CaVX PhD program and will benefit of internal scientific exchanges and collaborative program in a scientific environment of excellence.

– Candidates must hold a master degree. Previous experience in electrophysiology, calcium imaging and basic molecular biology would be an advantage.

– Further information about the research environment can be found at this weblink (https://cavx.at/).

– Salary is according to FWF rates.

– Candidates must submit the application form (https://cavx.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CavX-Application-Form-Single-Project.pdf) including a short letter of motivation, your CV and, if available, a reference letter to marta.campiglio@i-med.ac.at; Medical University of Innsbruck, Institute of Physiology.