Postdoctoral Researcher (Qualification Position for Professorship) | Qualifizierungsstelle mit dem Ziel der Berufbarkeit auf eine Professur fb20-0140-wmz-2025

Completed university degree (Diplom, Master or equivalent) in Biology, Human Biology or similar, and an above-average doctorate in Natural Sciences or Life Sciences. Qualification for a professorship (Habilitation or Habilitation equivalence) is the goal.

• Professional experience in investigating human immune cells
• Practical experience with standard immunological methods
• Experience in isolating and in vitro culturing primary immune cells
• Experience in functional analysis of primary immune cells
• Initial experience with 'omics' procedures for immune cell characterization at the single-cell level
• Initial experience with statistical/bioinformatic evaluation procedures
• Experience in clinical-translational studies (advantageous)
• Publications in international peer-reviewed journals (advantageous)

• Willingness for independent scientific qualification. Position is limited to 4 years, with an option for extension by two additional years after successful evaluation, provided no prior qualification periods are to be credited. Candidates with disabilities are preferred if equally qualified. Women are explicitly encouraged to apply and preferred if equally qualified in underrepresented areas.