Technical Assistant position in the greenhouse and laboratory

A part-time position (50% of regular weekly working hours) is available. The position is limited until September 30, 2028.

Your responsibilities
include: independently organizing work in the greenhouse and laboratory, and ordering materials for the greenhouse and laboratories for the entire department.
• Comprehensive and independent management and organization of greenhouse and climate chamber experiments, including precision phenotyping
• Molecular analyses (e.g., DNA, RNA extraction, amplicon sequencing, genotyping, gene expression analyses)
• Independent data collection from greenhouse experiments and laboratory tests using appropriate computer software
• Support of the IT infrastructure (e.g., ordering hardware and software, setting up and maintaining computers, website maintenance)
 
 
Your profile
• Successfully completed training as a technical assistant or comparable qualification and relevant experience in the methods used (see below)
•    Professional experience in laboratory and greenhouse work
• Experience in molecular analyses (e.g., DNA, RNA extraction, PCR, amplicon sequencing)
• Experience in establishing and managing greenhouse experiments
•    Proficient use of MS Office programs and willingness to learn specific software programs for ordering, data collection, analysis, and documentation
• Independent, structured, and goal-oriented work style
• IT skills
•    Teamwork skills
•    English skills are a plus Advantage
•    Class 3 driver’s license.
 

The University of Göttingen aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. It also sees itself as a family-friendly university and promotes the compatibility of academic/professional life and family. The university is particularly committed to the professional inclusion of employees with severe disabilities and therefore welcomes applications from people with severe disabilities. In cases of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. Any disability or equivalent status should be included in the application to protect the applicant’s interests. Please  submit

your application, including all relevant documents, by August 23, 2026, exclusively via the application portal http://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/76574 . For further information, please contact Mr. Oliver Gailing, email: oliver.gailing@uni-goettingen.de, phone: +49 551 3923536.

Note:
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