Scientific project assistant predoctoral

You actively participate in research and teaching, which means:

• You sample the SML and the underlying water in northern Germany together with our project partners at GEOMAR in Kiel, during the first project year only (about 3 days per month, first sampling in February 2027).
• You take part in the research cruise of RV METEOR across the tropical and subtropical Atlantic (February/March 2028), including sampling and shipboard experiments.
• You measure the activity of specific bacterial groups at the single-cell level using CARD-FISH, BONCAT and Redox Sensor Green (RSG), combined with flow cytometry and microscopy.
• You extract nucleic acids, prepare metagenomic and metatranscriptomic samples and analyse the data bioinformatically (about 85% laboratory and field work, 15% bioinformatics).
• You co-supervise MSc students in the laboratory; teaching can be added at a later stage if you wish.
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• Completed Master's degree or equivalent qualification in marine biology, microbiology, biological oceanography, biogeochemistry or a closely related field by the employment start date
• Experience in molecular or microbiological laboratory methods and in fluorescence microscopy, and skills in bioinformatics (e.g. R, Linux command line) together with the motivation to expand them
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, as English is the working language of our laboratory
• You are a team player with high social and communicative skills, as you will work closely with colleagues and partners in Vienna, Oldenburg, Kiel and on board ship
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