Laboratory Technician (f/m/d

As the most densely populated higher education region in Europe, the Ruhr Metropolis offers excellent career opportunities for outstanding researchers from around the world. To bundle their internationally leading research on major global challenges, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen founded the Research Alliance Ruhr in 2021. This initiative has since established four Research Centers and one College. It represents the latest milestone in the long-standing collaboration of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), a network comprising 14,000 researchers and 110,000 students.

As part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, the Research Center One Health Ruhr at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), located at the Essen campus, is seeking to appoint a

Laboratory Technician (f/m/d)

At the interface of human, animal, and environmental health, the Research Center One Health Ruhr integrates the disciplines of biology, chemistry, medicine, environmental sciences, and neuroscience under one interdisciplinary framework. The research group is part of both the Research Center One Health Ruhr and the Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB). The ZMB is an interdisciplinary research center at UDE that connects fundamental research in the Faculties of Biology and Chemistry with application-oriented medical research at University Medicine Essen.

You will support the newly established research group Biological and Genomic Treatment Approaches and actively contribute to its development and growth.

Your Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing research projects through hands-on experimental work in mammalian and/or yeast systems
• Implement and optimize laboratory workflows and the establish new experimental procedures
• Independently organize and maintain laboratory equipment, reagents, stocks, and laboratory databases
• Coordinate general laboratory organization and support onboarding and training of new lab members
• Assist with ordering, inventory management, and general administrative laboratory tasks
• Support teaching and practical training activities within the laboratory and the Faculty of Biology

Your Profile

• Completed university degree in biology, chemistry, microbiology or completed vocational training (BTA, MTA, CTA) and equivalent professional experience
• Excellent command of English and fluent written and spoken German
• Experience in molecular, genetic, or biochemical analyses
• Experience organizing and establishing laboratory operations, including standard operating protocols and safety procedures
• Experience with laboratory management systems and digital workflows
• Confident use of standard software applications and willingness to learn new tools
• Strong communication and intercultural skills, combined with high motivation
• Excellent analytical skills, strong commitment, and resilience
• Independent, structured, and reliable working style
• Flexibility and strong team spirit
• Experience in an international working environment is an advantage

What We Offer

• A research-intensive environment in an internationally oriented research group
• A diverse and varied range of tasks within a dynamic team
• A respectful and appreciative working atmosphere
• An interesting and responsible position with significant scope for initiative and creativity
• Family-friendly conditions, including childcare services and support for family caregiving responsibilities
• A wide range of professional training and development opportunities with structured onboarding
• Excellent public transport connections and free parking facilities
• Attractive sports and health programmes

Start date

As soon as possible

Contract duration

Fixed-term (until ), with the possibility of permanent employment

Working time

100% full-time (part-time employment possible)

Further information:

• Faculty of Biology:
• Center for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB):

For further information about the position, please contact Ms Manuela Wuelling (Tel. , Email: ). For questions regarding the application process, please contact Ms Katharina Heckmann (Tel. , Email: ).

The University of Duisburg-Essen is committed to promoting diversity among its members (

In accordance with the State Equal Opportunities Act, women will be given preference in cases of equal qualification.

Applications from suitably qualified persons with severe disabilities and persons of equal status pursuant to Section 2 (3) SGB IX are expressly encouraged.