CeMM International Postdoc Program - PreERC Postdoc Program (m/f/d)

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CeMM International Postdoc Program - PreERC Postdoc Program (m/f/d) CeMM - Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna, Austria € 5,014.30 per month gross We are recruiting a group of postdocs who are eager to pursue ground-breaking biomedical research, and we will help them to establish themselves as future scientific leaders . This postdoc program is designed to prepare postdoctoral researchers for a successful ERC Starting Grant application or equivalent and for an independent research career in top research organizations in Europe and around the world. The postdoc program is based at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna , one of Europe’s leading centres for basic biomedical research – with clinical translation in mind. Our partners are the Medical University of Vienna, the St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) and AITHYRA. Selected candidates will join one of CeMM’s or St. Anna CCRI’s research groups for 3 to 6 years, addressing ambitious research questions in areas such as cancer, immunology, chemical biology, epigenetics, metabolism, genomic medicine, and aging research. Research projects will focus on medically relevant problems, including disease mechanisms, modern therapeutics, and diagnostic strategies. On top of this, postdocs will receive extensive career development and leadership training from the entire CeMM and St. Anna CCRI Faculty, as well as additional experts, in a highly collaborative and supportive environment. What we offer: A unique blend of a frontier research environment at top level with a strong medical and translational focus through the hospital setting and the connections to biotech and pharma; An international group of highly collaborative colleagues that will help you achieve your scientific and career goals; Top-notch environment with the ideas, projects, resources, infrastructure, collaborations, and mindset for ground-breaking research; Excellent track record of past postdocs who have become internationally successful principal investigators, professors, and entrepreneurs; Strong focus on disease biology and translational research: cancer, metabolic disorders, inflammation/infection, aging, drug discovery; Interdisciplinary projects connecting biology with medicine, experiments with computation, and discovery with translation; Unique opportunity to engage in close interactions with physicians and clinical researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and St. Anna Children’s Hospital on one of Europe’s largest medical campuses; Opportunities to collaborate with industry (biotech/pharma) and to get involved in academic startup/spin-off companies; Training program in project management, scientific writing, visual communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, and data science; Special training for writing successful ERC Starting Grants as a ‘ticket’ to an outstanding academic career; Being part of a thriving academic and social community in Vienna, one of the cities with the best quality of life in the world; A competitive postdoc salary of EUR 5,014.30 gross monthly (following the recommendations of FWF), paid 14 times yearly; Full insurance (health, accident, pension) and a one-off payment for moving from abroad; CeMM’s and St. Anna CCRI’s HR departments and administratives team offer support with relocation, visa applications, onboarding, family support, etc. Whom we are looking for: Candidates who want to pursue innovative biomedical research and substantially advance their scientific career; Candidates with international professional experience and enhanced potential to receive an ERC Starting Grant in the future; Open to both PhD (natural sciences) and MD (medical sciences) holders; From a variety of academic backgrounds: molecular biology, biomedical research, bioinformatics, biochemistry, bioengineering, etc.; With the motivation, skills, experiences, and initial achiev