PhD Student

University of Bern
Start of employment: or later
Employment is fixed term for 36-48 months

The Flück group offers multiple research opportunities for PhD candidates in the context of (pediatric) molecular endocrinology, steroid hormone (cell) biology and metabolic regulation, biochemistry and bioinformatics with translational aspects to clinical research. The offered position is based in the and the at the , Switzerland.

The aim of the SNF-funded project “DSDgene” is to understand mechanisms regulating human sex development in health and disease states. With multi-omics approaches we will investigate index cases and families with genetically unresolved differences of sex development (DSD) and perform cell-based studies in order to understand underlying mechanisms.