Research Assistant at Osnabrück University in Germany 2022

Research Assistant – Osnabrück University

School of Biology & Chemistry, Department of Ecology, Osnabrück University (Germany)

Responsibilities

• Participate in the DFG-funded research project "Metabolic trade-offs and regulatory changes as drivers of metabolic cross‑feeding interactions in simple microbial communities."
• Perform coculture experiments with different bacterial strains.
• Quantify amino‑acid production rates and perform metabolic flux analyses (isotopically‑labelled substrates) using LC‑MS/MS.
• Analyse transcriptomes and proteomes of auxotrophic bacterial mutants.
• Generate and characterize bacterial mutants.
• Collaborate with partners in India (Sunil Laxman, inStem; Sandeep Krishna, National Centre for Biological Sciences) and other group members.
• Successful candidate will have the opportunity to work toward a PhD.

Requirements

• Completed first degree in biology or related field.
• Solid practical experience in microbiological techniques and molecular biological methods.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Strong motivation and curiosity.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Structured and independent way of working.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent university degree.
• Creative way of working.
• Experience in mass spectrometric analysis methods.
• Experience in generation and analysis of transcriptomic and proteomic data.
• Knowledge of ecological and evolutionary theory.
• Proficiency in quantitative working methods and statistical analysis procedures.
• Experience with theoretical models (metabolic modelling, population dynamics, individual‑based models) is an asset.
• Scientific publications in peer‑reviewed international journals.

We Offer

• An exciting and highly topical research project.
• Collaboration with international partners and the opportunity to spend time abroad.
• Working in an interdisciplinary international research team.
• Participation in the excellent graduate education programmes at Osnabrück University (ZePrOS, IRTG).
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art research infrastructure at the School of Biology & Chemistry (CellNanOS).
• Live and work in the vibrant and livable city of Osnabrück.

Application Details

Please submit your application code "MTO" (letter of motivation, CV, publication list, copies of certificates, names and contact details of 3 referees) as one PDF file by email to the Dean of the School of Biology/Chemistry: before 28 July 2022. For further information, contact Prof. Dr. Christian Kost: