Stellenausschreibungen

As part of the second funding phase, the International Doctorate Program "Measuring and Modelling Mountain Glaciers and ice caps in a Changing Climate" (IDP M³OCCA) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) announces

The Doctorate Program aims at developing methods, sensors and models for improved monitoring and understanding of glacier changes. The individual doctoral projects range from the further development of a multi-frequency digital radar system and tomographic SAR methods for deriving snow and firn structures, to machine learning approaches for analyzing satellite data and radargrams with regard to various glaciological variables. Further subprojects will focus on improving geophysical models concerning glacier ice dynamics, snow drift and local meteorology, and firn densification. In addition, one project addresses the closer integration of ice-dynamic modeling and permafrost research in high alpine environments. Accordingly, the IDP brings together expertise from Geography, Geosciences, Geophysics, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering.

The program is funded by the Elite Network Bavaria of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts, and is coordinated at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg with joint participation of the Technical University Munich, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. The accompanying training program includes content from all participating disciplines, offered through colloquia, workshops, and research retreats.

Notwendige Qualifikationen:

• Successfully completed Master's degree. Applicants from universities outside Germany must hold the equivalent of a Master's degree
• Good reporting and presentation skills
• Good proficiency in German or English (CEFR level C1)
• Ability to work independently, to critically assess own results and to cooperate within a wider research team across disciplines
• More required skills are listed for the individual announcements of the subproject

Befristetes Forschungsvorhaben

The working language within the IDP is English. More information on the IDP, the specific descriptions of the subprojects and the contact details of the respective supervisor can be found under https://www.idp-mocca.forschung.fau.de/job-announcements/

All positions run for 4 years and are set to begin on 1 June 2026.

Vollzeit-/Teilzeitstelle: 75%/100%

Biointerfaces Lab is offering

The thesis will include evaluation of solubility and biocompatibility of caryophyllene, caryolanol and three caryolanol derivatives (acetate, amide and thiol), followed by the dose-response study of the TRPV1 activity isolated in HEK293 cells. If the time allows, the model system will be evaluated in primary neurons.

The new Sesquiterpenoid modulators are derivatives of caryolanol, which is formed in the body during digestion from caryophyllene and modulates GABAA receptors. Caryolanol and its derivatives could also be promising modulators of the TRPV1 ion channel and may have important role in controlling neuronal processes, such as pain reception.