Research Position (Postdoc)

Your Tasks

Research tasks (70 %):

• Research on the role of plant metabolites in interactions between plants and microorganisms or insects (e.g. in relation to chemodiversity or global change), using chemical-analytical methods, bioassays, fieldwork, and statistical analysis
• Plant and insect rearing under controlled conditions
• Data analysis and preparation of high-quality research publications
• Writing of research grants

Teaching tasks (25 %):

• Participation in teaching courses of the department (incl. supervision of students)

Other tasks (5 %):

• Organisational tasks in the working area, including maintenance of GC-MS

The employment is conducive to academic qualification; opportunities for (further) academic qualification are provided.

We offer

• salary according to remuneration level 13 TV-L
• fixed-term (with option to extend) (3 years) (§2 (1) sentence 2 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
• fulltime

• internal and external training opportunities
• variety of health, consulting and prevention services
• reconcilability of family and work
• flexible working hours
• 30 days holiday
• good transport connection
• supplementary company pension
• collegial working environment
• open and pleasant working atmosphere
• exciting, varied tasks
• modern work environment with digital processes
• various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)

Your Profile

We expect

• completed scientific university degree (Master or equivalent) in Biology or any related field
• completed PhD in Biology or any related field
• experience in the field of chemical-ecological research methods and/or metabolomics
• solid knowledge of chemical analysis using GC-MS
• very good knowledge of statistical analysis and the application of multivariate analysis methods (in R!)
• peer-reviewed publications in the field of ecology/chemical ecology
• very good written and spoken English language skills
• high level of organisational and communication skills
• independent, self-reliant and dedicated style of work
• very high motivation

Preferred experience and skills

• experience in research in plant chemical diversity
• experience with LC-MS
• fieldwork in ecology
• teaching experience in ecology
• very good written and spoken German language skills