Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD)

Philipps-Universität Marburg; Marburg; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 45.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

A prestigious university in Germany seeks a Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD) for a part-time role focused on designing and validating optical biosensors. Ideal candidates will have an MSc in a relevant field and practical experience in molecular biology. This position offers career development training and benefits including public transport tickets.

Leistungen

Equal pay according to the Hesse Collective Agreement

Free public transport ticket

Career development training

Possibility to partially work from home

Qualifikationen

• MSc-degree or equivalent in a biological/biochemical, life science or pharmaceutical specialisation.
• Practical experience in the cultivation of adherent-growing mammalian cells.
• Experience in molecular biological working methods for cloning plasmid DNA.

Aufgaben

• Conduct scientific services in research.
• Design and validate optical G protein biosensors.
• Analyze and interpret pharmacological experiments.

Kenntnisse

Molecular biological working methods

Cultivation of adherent-growing mammalian cells

Fluorescence methods

Good command of English

Ausbildung

MSc-degree or equivalent in biological/biochemical life science

Jobbeschreibung

Application Details

Registration number: fb16-0022-wmz-2025. Entry date: 01.01.2026. Application deadline: 16 November 2025. Salary: TV-H E13. Duration: 3 years. Volume of employment: part-time (65 %).

Overview

The University of Marburg, founded in 1527, offers a variety of excellent programs of study for around 22,000 students and confronts the important topics of our time through excellent research across a broad spectrum of sciences. The Department of Pharmacy, research group of Dr. Schihada, is currently accepting applications for a Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD).

Responsibilities

• Scientific services in research.
• Design, cloning and validation of optical G protein biosensors for use in living cells.
• Planning, performing, analyzing and interpreting pharmacological experiments based on novel optical biosensors in living cells in microtiter plates.
• Investigation of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-dependent conformational changes in heterotrimeric G proteins.
• Investigation of GPCR-dependent interaction profiles of dissociated G protein subunits.
• Investigation of G protein-mediated, GPCR specific signal transduction.

Qualifications

• MSc-degree or equivalent in a biological / biochemical, life science or pharmaceutical specialisation.
• Practical experience in the cultivation of adherent-growing mammalian cells (e.g. HEK-293).
• Practical experience in molecular biological working methods for cloning plasmid DNA (PCR, Gibson assembly, restriction ligation).
• Practical experience in biochemical and/or cell biological methods in microtiter plate format (96- or 384-well plates).
• Experience in fluorescence and/or bioluminescence-based methods including FRET and BRET.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Benefits

• Equal pay according to the Hesse Collective Agreement.
• Ticket for free use of public transport in the state Hesse, Germany.
• Career development training for junior scientists including postdoctoral researchers.
• Possibility to partially work from home.

Contact

Dr. Hannes Schihada
+49 6421‑28 26767
[e-mail]

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. A reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as described in SGB IX (2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.