Technical Assistant (m/f/d) | Technische Assistentin / Technischer Assistent (m/w/d)

Job Summary

This role involves supporting a national project focused on investigating the relationship between leaf hairiness in grapevines and their infection by downy mildew. The Technical Assistant will be responsible for setting up, conducting, and evaluating experiments with grapevines in laboratory, greenhouse, and field settings. Key tasks include cultivating and maintaining experimental plants, collecting phenotypic data, and performing molecular biological lab work such as nucleic acid isolation, PCR analysis, cloning, and DNA sequencing. The position also requires expertise in in vitro cultivation, propagation, and transformation of grapevines, along with micrografting. The ideal candidate will have a background as a technical assistant or biological laboratory technician, practical experience in plant experiments, molecular biology, and sterile in vitro plant culture. Strong organizational skills, proficiency in MS Office, and a commitment to precise, independent work are essential for success in documenting and analyzing experimental data.