🏛️ Postdoc Researcher Position: Novel Stress-Shielding Model in Sheep – Austria
🏥 About the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology
Applications are open for a Postdoc Bone Biology Austria position at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology. This is a 3-year postdoctoral position funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Reinhold G. Erben.The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology in Vienna, Austria, is a leading research center focused on bone biology, osteoporosis, and skeletal disorders. The institute offers state-of-the-art infrastructure and outstanding opportunities for international networking.
Start Date: June 1, 2026
🎯 Scholarship Overview
🔗 Research Project
A 3-year postdoctoral position is available from June 2026 in an Austrian Science Fund (FWF)-funded project in the laboratory of DDr. Reinhold G. Erben at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology in Vienna, Austria.
The project employs a novel stress-shielding model in sheep in combination with multi-omics and systems biology to dissect the role of mechanical loading in the regulation of cortical bone remodeling.
The postdoctoral scientist will be working in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, involving five centers in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany, with state-of-the-art infrastructure and outstanding opportunities for international networking and career development.
The animal experiment will be running at the AO Research Institute in Davos, Switzerland, and the successful candidate is expected to work in Davos for several months over the 3-year period.
📋 Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead research on mechanical loading and cortical bone remodeling
- Perform animal studies in sheep
- Conduct CT and µ-CT imaging analysis
- Apply spatial transcriptomics and spatial metabolomics
- Collaborate with five research centers across Austria, Switzerland, and Germany
- Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals
- Present research at international conferences
✅ Qualifications
Required
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Education | DVM, MD, or PhD degree |
| Interest | Regulation of bone homeostasis and spatial biology |
| Language | Excellent English |
Desirable
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Experience | Surgical animal models |
🔬 Research Environment
The postdoctoral scientist will work in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, involving five centers in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany.
We offer:
- State-of-the-art infrastructure
- Outstanding opportunities for international networking
- Career development prospects
- Work in Vienna, Austria (with several months in Davos, Switzerland)
Approaches used:
- Animal studies in sheep
- CT and µ-CT imaging
- Cryohistology and histomorphometry
- Immunohistology
- Spatial transcriptomics
- Spatial metabolomics
💼 What They Offer
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3-year postdoctoral position |
| Start Date | June 1, 2026 |
| Location | Vienna, Austria (plus Davos, Switzerland) |
| Environment | Highly collaborative and interdisciplinary |
| Networking | International networking opportunities |
| Career Development | Outstanding career development prospects |
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