Job ID: 120182

Reseach Assistant (m/f/d)

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 17 September 2024

Employment Start Date: 1 January 2025

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Osnabrück

Country: Germany

Institution: Osnabrück University

Department: Department of Neurobiology

Description:

The Department of Neurobiology at the School of Biology/Chemistry is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant (m/f/d) (salary grade E 13 TV-L, 65%) to commence work on January 1, 2025. The position is limited for three years with the possibility for extension.

 

Your Duties:

  • Participate on a DFG project to elucidate disease-relevant mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease using induced pluripotent stem cells, microscopic imaging and algorithm-based image analysis (Mol. Psychiatry 2022, 27:3010-3023; Nat. Commun. 2024, 15:1679)
  • The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work towards a PhD

 

Requirements:

  • Completed degree (M.Sc. or comparable) in biology or a related field

 

Additional Qualifications:

  • High motivation
  • Background or experience in molecular biology techniques, neuronal cell culture and computer-assisted data analysis
  • Good English skills and willingness to work in an international team

 

We offer:

  • An excellent international environment with state-of-the-art research opportunities and participation in the graduate programs of Osnabrück University (ZePrOS)

Osnabrück University is a family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives. Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments. If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.

Please submit your application (including a letter of motivation, CV, copies of certificates, 2 reference addresses) as one PDF file via email (reference “2024Neuro”) to the Dean of the School of Biology/ Chemistry (Email: bewerb-bio@uni-osnabrueck.de).