“RESEARCH FOR A LIFE WITHOUT CANCER” IS OUR MISSION AT THE GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER. WE INVESTIGATE HOW CANCER DEVELOPS, IDENTIFY CANCER RISK FACTORS AND LOOK FOR NEW CANCER PREVENTION STRATEGIES. WE DEVELOP NEW METHODS WITH WHICH TUMORS CAN BE DIAGNOSED MORE PRECISELY AND CANCER PATIENTS CAN BE TREATED MORE SUCCESSFULLY. EVERY CONTRIBUTION COUNTS – WHETHER IN RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATION OR INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS WHAT MAKES OUR DAILY WORK SO MEANINGFUL AND EXCITING.

For the next possible date the German Cancer Research Center is looking for a
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is Germany’s largest biomedical research institute and a leading center for cancer research. With over 3,400 employees, five research focus areas, and a wide network of regional locations, the DKFZ has a long history of groundbreaking discoveries in all fields of cancer biology and across biosciences. (www.dkfz.de/en/).
We are looking for a creative, ambitious, and collaborative early career scientist to establish an independent, tenure-track junior faculty group (https://www.dkfz.de/en/research) to pursue cutting-edge questions in any of our research topics: Cell and Tumor Biology, Functional and Structural Genomics, Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention, Immunology, Infection & Cancer and Imaging and Radiology. Cross-cutting programs focused single cell or disruptive biotechnologies, cancer prevention, digital oncology, disease-specific focus groups, translation are also welcomed. A successful applicant will have an outstanding postdoctoral track record and strong background in basic tumor biology and/or preclinical cancer research.
The DKFZ and the greater Heidelberg biomedical campus offer an outstanding, dynamic and supportive research landscape with cutting-edge technology platforms, state-of-the-art scientific core facilities (https://www.dkfz.de/en/forschung/core-facilities), and the academic training programs within the DKFZ Cancer Research Academy (https://www.dkfz.de/en/career/cancer-research-academy).

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