Department of Nuclear Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow (f/d/m) Molecular Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease

Hannover Medical School (MHH), with around 10,000 employees the largest state enterprise in Lower Saxony, is a university institution for research and teaching in human medicine and dentistry and a university hospital providing supramaximal care. Research, teaching, patient care and administration work hand in hand in the integration model on the MHH campus.

The Department of Nuclear Medicine is looking for a Postdoctoral fellow for Translational Cardiovascular Molecular Imagin. The position is to be filled on 1 October 2025 in full-time (38.5 hours per week) for an initial period of two years with the possibility for extension.
Your tasks
  • Development of translational molecular imaging methods for immune cells and fibroblasts to predict disease progression after cardiac injury and guide therapies
  • Work with animal models of cardiac disease
  • PET/CT and PET/MRI imaging and analysis, FACS acquisition and analysis
  • Single cell radiotracing, molecular biology assays
  • Presentation of results at international conferences and in high impact journals
  • Teaching of graduate students

Your profile
  • Ph.D., Dr. rer. nat. or MD/PhD in basic cardiology, molecular imaging or comparable
  • Familiarity with preclinical molecular imaging (PET/CT/MRI) is essential
  • Experience with animal handling and animal surgery is advantageous
  • Experience with cell culture, radioligand assays, FACS acquisition and analysis, immunostaining are valuable
  • Fluent oral and written communication in English is required
  • Established track record in publication and presentation of high quality research is requisite
  • Independent, self-motivated, highly organized, and team-oriented

​​​What we offer you
  • Depending on personal qualifications, remuneration up to salary group E 13 according to TV-L is possible with the benefits of public service (e.g. company pension scheme and additional insurance through VBL)
  • Estabished and internationally known translational research team
  • New and state-of-the-art preclinical and clinical imaging facilities and devices
  • Personal and professional development opportunities - supported by our diverse internal and external training and continuing education programs
  • Very good public transport connections and the option of leasing a company bike
  • An excellent range of sports, consultation and prevention programs - because your health is important to us

You have any questions beforehand?

Prof. Dr. James Thomas Thackeray
0511 532 5290

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Reference number 3351
Apply until: 07.09.2025
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