Postdoctoral Fellow - Cellular Biophysics 25/B08

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Greifswald, MECKLENBURG VORPOMMERN
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 06 Apr 2025

10 Mar 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

University of Greifswald
Department

Human Resources
Research Field

Physics
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

Master Positions
Country

Germany
Application Deadline

6 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Berlin)
Type of Contract

Permanent
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

At the Institute of Physics within the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Greifswald, a position is available in the Cellular Biophysics research group for earliest possible appointment, subject to budgetary approval, for a

Postdoctoral Fellow (100%)

in a permanent full-time position. Payment will be made according to pay grade 13 TV-L Wissenschaft. The position is also suitable for part-time employment.

Responsibilities:

  • Scientific services in research and teaching
  • Development of optical and microfluidic methods, including the identification of applications
  • Publication of scientific work in international journals
  • Supervision of students, including dissertation projects
  • Participation in teaching activities
  • Acquisition of third-party funding

Job Requirements:

  • A completed university degree (master’s or equivalent) in electrical engineering, measurement technology (with a focus on optics), or physics
  • A completed doctorate in electrical engineering, measurement technology (with a focus on optics), or physics at the time of employment
  • Experience in the development of optical and microfluidic methods for high-speed characterisation of the biophysical properties of biological cells
  • Experience in statistical data analysis of biological samples with large sample sizes
  • Teaching experience, particularly in physics and biophysics education
  • Excellent German language skills (spoken and written), as bachelor’s degree courses in physics are taught in German
  • Excellent English language skills (spoken and written), as some master’s degree courses in physics are taught in English

Desired Qualifications:

  • Programming skills, particularly in MATLAB, LabView, and R
  • Experience with finite element simulations (e.g. Comsol)
  • Experience in cell culture
  • Willingness to actively supervise dissertation projects and contribute to the long-term projects of the research group
  • Willingness to acquire third-party funding and engage in national and international collaborations

Information on the application and selection process

This vacancy is open to all persons, irrespective of gender.

Due to the underrepresentation of women in equivalent positions at the university, applications from women are particularly welcome and will be treated with priority if they have the same qualifications and as long as there are no clear reasons, which make a fellow applicant more suitable.

Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference.

In accordance with § 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request.

Unfortunately, application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 

Please note that by submitting your application, you provide your consent pursuant to data protection law for our processing of your application data. Further information about the legal bases and the use of your data can be found here .

Applications comprising all usual documents (motivation letter, CV and certificates) must be sent with reference to the job advertisement number 25/B08 by 6 April 2025, preferably via email (single PDF file), to:

Universität Greifswald
Institut für Physik
Prof. Dr. OIiver Otto
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Straße 15a
17489 Greifswald

oliver.otto@uni-greifswald.de


Where to apply
E-mail

oliver.otto@uni-greifswald.de

Requirements
Research Field
Physics
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Institute of Physics
Country
Germany
City
Greifswald
Postal Code
17489
Street
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Straße 15a
Geofield


Contact
City

Greifswald
Website

http://www.uni-greifswald.de/?L=1
Street

Domstraße 14
Postal Code

17489
E-Mail

oliver.otto@uni-greifswald.de

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