Georg-August-University

The Georg-August-University is one of the top universities in Germany. It recently was selected as one of nine universities in a national competition for excellent universities. Also in other rankings the Georg-August-University was among the best German universities (e.g. Times Higher Education (THE) 2010-2012, Shanghai Ranking, funding ranking of German Research Foundation (DFG)). The Faculty of Biology of Göttingen is in the top group in a European comparison (CHE 2010).

Working in my lab

We are a highly interactive and collaborative lab where all projects center around a common topic. Therefore, there is a lot of synergy between the different projects which can only be fully realized with a group of team players. Hence, I will expect you to integrate to the group and share your expertise with your lab mates and contribute to lab organization.

After some months of introduction, I expect you to push your project forward independently (both technically and intellectually) but of course we will continue to discuss your progress and your future plans in bi-weekly meetings. Of course, I am available for additional discussions or trouble shooting at any time. If you have children I will be happy to discuss with you how to coordinate your scientific work with child care - this should not be a problem.

Open positions

PhD:
I recommend that you perfom your PhD project within the scope of the GGNB graduate school, which offers regular support of a thesis committee, additional training and networking.

There may be an open position for a PhD student from September 2012 on. Please inquire in August.

Postdoc:
The Georg-August-University strives for fostering the careers of postdocs by additional training and networking opportunities, from which your career is likely to profit.

There may be open positions for postdocs from September 2012 on. Please inquire in August.

Bringing your own money

You have obtained a fellowship or plan to apply for one? If you are interested in performing your work in the lab please write me an e-mail with some words on your motivation to chose our lab and what aspects of our work you are most interested in. If you have an own idea for a project then you are welcome to suggest it but please be aware that I try to keep my lab focused on head and brain development and on Tribolium as model system. In addition, please append a CV (pdf or word document), which should include your grades in BSc and MSc studies and the e-mail adresses of two referees, who are willing to write a letter of support for you. We can then start a discussion on possible projects for you and I can give advice for the writing of your proposal.

© Gregor Bucher, last update: January 2012