Website Bielefeld University
Your tasks
- Participation in neuroscience research projects focusing on the biology of microglia, including the acquisition of third-party funding (65%)
- Conducting lectures in the subject of anatomy and cell biology for students of human medicine (25% – 2.6 LVS with a 65% part-time employment)
- Further development of medical teaching courses (10%)
The employment is conducive to scientific qualification; the opportunity for scientific (further) qualification, e.g. for a doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), is provided.
our range
- Remuneration according to E13 TV-L
- limited to 3 years (§ 2 para. 1 sentence 1 WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the agreement on good employment conditions, a different contract duration may result in individual cases)
- Part-time (65%)
- internal and external training opportunities
- A wide range of health, counseling and prevention services
- Reconciling family and career
- flexible working hours
- good transport links
- collegial cooperation
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting and varied tasks
- modern working environment with digital processes
- diverse offerings (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, university shop, ATMs, etc.)
Your profile
That’s what we expect
- Completed university degree in medicine or a related natural science (e.g., biology, biochemistry, molecular medicine)
- very good knowledge and experience in molecular biological and cell biological methods
- Gender and diversity competence
- Creativity and enjoyment of basic neurobiological research
- Teamwork skills, flexibility and resilience
- good German skills
That’s what we want.
- Experience with flow cytometric, epigenetic and bioinformatic techniques and methods
- Experience with animal experimentation methods (FELASA B)
- Experience in immunohistochemical methods and microscopy
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your application. Please preferably use our online form, which you can access via the “APPLY NOW” button below.
Application deadline: July 3, 2026
Contact
Prof. Dr. med. Björn Spittau
0521 106-86512
bjoern.spittau@uni-bielefeld.de
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