Technical Assistant in Personalized Medical Oncology | Technische:r Assistent:in (m/w/d) in der Personalisierten Medizinischen Onkologie
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Job Summary
This role offers an exciting opportunity for a Technical Assistant to join the Personalized Medical Oncology department at the DKFZ-Hector Cancer Institute in Heidelberg. The successful candidate will be instrumental in advancing cancer research by conducting and assisting with mouse experiments, managing transgenic mouse lines, and performing various cell culture techniques including organoids and primary cell cultivation. Key responsibilities also involve applying molecular biology and protein biochemistry methods such as PCR, FACS, Western Blot, and ELISA, as well as histological procedures. The position requires strong organizational skills for laboratory management, including safety training, material procurement, and training new staff. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, engaged, and flexible professional eager to contribute to cutting-edge cancer research in a dynamic, multinational team environment.
Required Skills
Education
Completed training as a Medical, Chemical, or Biological Technical Assistant or comparable knowledge and skills
Experience
- Experience in assisting with animal experiments (mice)
- Experience in managing transgenic mouse lines
- Experience with histological and molecular biological methods
- Experience with cell culture
- Experience in performing Western Blot, Real-time qPCR, FACS, PCR (advantageous)
Languages
Additional
- EU-Tätigkeit A, D (formerly FELASA B) certification for animal experimentation; willingness to work with human tissue; measles immunity proof required; initial 2-year fixed-term contract with possibility of extension; location in Heidelberg.
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