Doctoral Researcher (f/m/d) / A193-25

European Commission; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A prominent research university in Germany is seeking a Doctoral Researcher to join the Collaborative Research Centre focusing on marine microbiology. The role involves cultivating microorganisms and investigating glycan utilization. Applicants should have a relevant Master's degree and research interest in marine environments. This position offers a fixed-term contract and various benefits, including a positive working atmosphere and support for further education.

Leistungen

Annual special payment

30 days of vacation

Flexible working hours

Health management programs

Training opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Completed degree in Microbiology, Marine Biology, or related field.
• Experience in nucleic acid extraction and PCR.
• Experience in cultivating fungi and bacteria.

Aufgaben

• Cultivation of fungal and bacterial isolates.
• Investigation of glycan-specific growth kinetics.
• Identification of molecular regulation of fungal activity.
• Analysis of molecular mechanisms of fungal cell binding.
• Acquisition and presentation of scientific data.
• Scientific publishing.

Kenntnisse

Molecular work experience

Cultivation of microorganisms

Bioinformatics

Statistical analysis with R

Microscopy techniques

Flow cytometry

Understanding of marine ecosystems

Research interest in marine microbiology

Independent working style

Ausbildung

Master's/University Diploma in a related field

Jobbeschreibung

Organisation/Company University of Bremen Department MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences Research Field Geosciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country Germany Application Deadline 5 Aug 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Offer Starting Date 15 Jul 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number A193-25 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Bremen, MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences - is offering, subject to the approval of funds, a fixed-term position for a

Doctoral Researcher (f/m/d)
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from 1 October 2025 for a period of 45 months, until 30 June 2029 at the latest (according to § 2 WissZeitVG)

within the Collaborative Research Centre “CONCENTRATE”.

The position is to be filled with 65% of the regular weekly working hours (25.48 hours/week).

Job Description

We are looking for highly motivated candidates to join the newly established Collaborative Research Centre“Carbon Sequestration at Å resolution (CONCENTRATE)”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). This CRC combines the expertise of the University of Greifswald, the University of Bremen, the Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Potsdam, the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research and the Technical University of Berlin.

The aim of CONCENTRATE is to decipher the molecular and microbial processes that lead to the stabilization of glycans in the ocean. In an interdisciplinary approach, the research team combines laboratory experiments with measurements in natural marine habitats. The focus is on the interactions between algae, bacteria, fungi, their glycans and proteins - down to atomic resolution. The elucidation of these microbial and biochemical mechanisms will contribute to a better understanding of carbon fluxes in the oceans.

You will work on subproject A2 – FUN “Fungi impact glycan sequestration via interactions with bacteria and diatoms”, which investigates the hypothesis that interactions between saprotrophic fungi (yeasts and filamentous fungi) and bacteria influence glycan utilization within the microbial loop, and contribute to the aggregation and sinking of organic matter. To address this, you will examine the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying fungal activity during glycan metabolism, both in the presence and absence of interaction partners. You will be part of Dr. Marlis Reich’s Molecular Ecology working group, which applies physiological, molecular, and imaging techniques to elucidate the functional role of marine fungi within the marine carbon cycle and the marine food web.

Your responsibilities:

• Cultivation of fungal and bacterial isolates, including co-cultivation experiments
• Investigation of isolate- and glycan-specific growth kinetics (e.g. well plate assays and cell counts using flow cytometry)
• Identification of molecular regulation of fungal activity (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics)
• Analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying glycan binding to the fungal cell wall (using proteomics and fluorescence microscopy with labelled glycans (FLA-PS))
• Acquisition, analysis and presentation of scientific data
• Scientific publishing

Requirements:

• Completed scientific university degree (Master's/University Diploma) in Microbiology, Marine Biology, Molecular Biology or a related field. Applicants who are in the final phase of their Master's degree will also be considered. Please note that submission of the Master's degree certificate is mandatory for employment.
• Experience in practical molecular work, including nucleic acid extraction (DNA and RNA) and PCR (e.g. marker genes)
• Experience in the cultivation of microorganisms (fungi and/or bacteria)
• Basic knowledge of bioinformatics using command-line tools or programs
• Experience with (multivariate) statistical analysis using R or similar command-based software
• Basic knowledge of microscopy techniques, including cell fixation and cell counting is a desirable requirement
• Experience with flow cytometry is a desirable requirement
• Basic understanding of marine ecosystems
• Fluency in English
• Great basic research interest in marine microbiology and molecular ecology
• High motivation and ability to work actively in an interdisciplinary research and education environment
• Independent working style with hands-on mentality, team spirit, helpfulness and reliability

We offer you:

• Annual special payment (“Christmas bonus”), regular collectively agreed salary increases and additional public service pension scheme (VBL)
• A crisis-proof, interesting and varied job in a cosmopolitan university
• 30 days of vacation per calendar year
• A diverse, future-oriented and open corporate culture
• Support from a collegial, motivated team with a positive working atmosphere
• Individual induction training
• The opportunity for further education and training
• Compatibility of family and career through flexible working hours (flexitime) and the option of mobile working (subject to the general conditions)
• Free social and family counseling services
• Active company health management, including the option of discounts at local sports clubs or for gyms and swimming pools (EGYM WELLPASS)
• The option of using a job ticket for public transport
• Numerous sports and cultural activities
• Varied catering options in the student union canteens

Open to unconventional approaches in research and teaching, the University of Bremen has retained its character as a place of short distances for people and ideas since its founding in 1971. With a broad spectrum of subjects, we combine exceptional performance and innovative potential. As an ambitious research university, we stand for research-based learning approaches and a pronounced interdisciplinary orientation. We actively pursue scientific cooperation in a spirit of global partnership.

Today, around 23,000 people learn, teach, research, and work on our international campus. In research and teaching, administration and operations, we are strongly committed to the goals of sustainability, climate justice, and climate neutrality. Our Bremen spirit is expressed in the courage to try new things, in supportive cooperation, in respect and appreciation for each other. With our study and research profile and as part of the European YUFE network, we assume social responsibility in the region, in Europe, and in the world.

All partner institutions in the CRC pursue a strategy of diversity. The university is family-friendly, diverse and sees itself as an international university. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In the case of equal qualifications, women are given priority, unless reasons relating to the person of a competitor prevail.

Disabled applicants will be given priority if their professional and personal qualifications are essentially the same.

For general questions about the personnel selection procedure and for questions about the content of the advertised position, please contact Dr. Marlis Reich / [phone] / [e-mail] .

Please send your application including a cover letter with your motivation, CV, copies of degree certificates, as well as a statement of your research interests, scientific background in relation to the position and the contact details of two referees, quoting the reference number A193-25 until 05.08.2025 as a PDF file by unencrypted electronic mail to: [e-mail]

or by post to:

Please note that no photos are to be attached to the application documents.

We kindly ask you to send us only copies (no portfolios) of your application documents, as we cannot return them. They will be destroyed after the selection process has been completed. Any application costs cannot be reimbursed.