Project work in the interdisciplinary sub-project A01 “Hydrogel properties on airway surfaces in health and mucoobstructive lung disease” of the DFG-funded CRC 1449 “Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces”. Within this project physicochemical properties of mucus will be studied as a function of the health/disease state and in response to therapeutic treatments. In addition, the reaction to the addition of salt, osmolytes and variation of the redox state will be investigated. In particular, the macroscopic and mesoscopic viscoelastic properties as well as the mesoscopic structure will be determined, furthermore their varation as a function of the mucus condition. This work will be done in close cooperation with Prof. Mall's group at Charité Berlin.
PhD thesis preparation is possible.

• Successfully completed university degree (Master, Diplom or equivalent) in chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry or related subjects
• Good expertise in the field of biological materials and of their function is required as well as competence with respect to the physico-chemical characterisation of such systems
• Good command of German and/or English; willingness to acquire the respective missing language skills

Desirable:

• Competence in biochemistry and with respect to the medical effect of treatment methods
• Knowledge in the areas of rheology and characterisation of colloidal or polymeric systems by means of scattering methods (light and X-ray scattering).

A strong interest to deepen this knowledge by way of a doctoral thesis is expected.

Please send your application with the reference number and substantial documents (in a single pdf file, max. 5 MB) by email to Prof. Dr. Gradzielski (tc7@molmat.tu-berlin.de).

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