PhD student in molecular allergy research

A PhD position is available from March 1st, 2025 in Christian Radauer's lab at the Medical University of Vienna. We are looking for a committed and motivated student who wants to pursue a career in research. At the Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, you will work in an international team at a department with worldwide reputation in the field of allergy research.

As a PhD student, you will work within the FWF-funded project "Epitope recognition patterns in grass pollen allergy". You will design and produce recombinant chimeric proteins that display conformational epitopes of major grass pollen allergen. You will use these reagents to characterize the epitope recognition repertoires of IgE and IgG-antibodies from sera of grass pollen-allergic patients who undergo grass pollen immunotherapy. Your work will involve a wide range of methods such as structure-based design of chimeric proteins, expression, purification and characterization of recombinant proteins, immunoassays, establishment of a bead-based multiplex immunoassay, and basophil activation assays.

Requirements and expected skills:

• Master’s degree in biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, or a related field of life sciences

• Lab experience with basic methods of molecular biology and protein biochemistry

• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written

• Interest in science and in pursuing a scientific career, motivation to present and discuss your data at national and international scientific meetings

• Ability to work in a team but also independently

• Well-structured approach to your tasks and the ability to handle and consistently document large amounts of heterogeneous data

Your PhD thesis will be performed within the framework of the thematic programme Immunology. The doctoral programme is a full-time curriculum that is linked to an employment at the Medical University of Vienna. Your salary will follow the guidelines of the Austrian Science Fund. The project will start on March 1st, 2025.

Please send a motivation letter, your CV and the names and contact details of two referees via email to christian.radauer(at)meduniwien.ac.at by December 31st, 2024.