Patient care at the highest level, excellent research and teaching, and cutting-edge medicine and diagnostics – that is Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. With more than 10,000 highly qualified employees, we are one of the largest employers in the region and continue to grow. Through scientific excellence and strong commitment, we offer our patients innovative and future-oriented treatment options and actively contribute to medical progress.

The Department of Stem Cell Biology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join a newly established research group in Bioinformatics for Multi-Omics. The position is embedded in a BMFTR-funded project focused on AI-driven integration of multi-omics data to study complex comorbidities, with a particular focus on Parkinson’s disease (PD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Your tasks:

• Develop and apply AI models (e.g., graph neural networks, variational autoencoders) for integrative multi-omics analysis
• Construct and analyze molecular interaction networks across e.g. transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data
• Perform biomarker discovery and simulation-based perturbation analyses
• Collaborate with clinicians and experimental scientists in a translational research environment
• Publish research findings in high-impact journals and contribute to open-source software

Essential experience/qualifications:

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, or a related field
• Strong background in machine learning and statistical modeling
• At least 1–3 years of postdoctoral or equivalent research experience in computational life sciences
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience with multi-omics data integration
• Proficiency in Python/R and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Strong interest in translational biomedical research

We offer a highly interdisciplinary research environment, access to state-of-the-art computational infrastructure, and close collaboration with national and international partners.

We offer:

• A secure and stable position with all the benefits of a public sector collective agreement, including additional pension coverage through the Federal and State Pension Scheme (VBL), as a system-relevant public employer

• An interesting and varied position in a motivated and open-minded team

• Structured onboarding and qualified training

• A comprehensive health promotion program

• Salary classification according to the collective agreement for the public service of the German states (TV-L), depending on qualifications and personal requirements

Further informations:

Dr. Pooja Gupta Group Leader Telefon: 09131 85-42840

Applications:

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen Department of Stem Cell Biology Dr. Pooja Gupta Kussmaulallee 4 91054 Erlangen