Postdoc (fmx) in Experimental Cell Biology

We are looking to support our rapidly growing team as soon as possible :

Postdoc (f / m / x) in Experimental Cell Biology

• Biochemistry

TV-L : 385 h / week (100%) with an initially fixed-term contract of 2 year regulated by the German law (the so-called WissZeitVG) with option for extension

Your salary will be based on TV-L

Your tasks

• Independently designing, performing and analysing proteomics and biochemical experiments
• Building hypothesis-based theories and testing them using a range of different cell biology and biochemical techniques
• Handling and manipulating yeast whole-genome collections
• Preparation of figures and data for presenting at meetings and conferences; writing reports manuscripts and applications
• Mentoring and teaching students

Your profile

• A PhD in Cell / Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or similar
• Strong background in cell- and organelle-based experimentation
• Advanced experience with protein biochemical techniques including pull-downs, Western blotting and mass spectrometry sample preparation. The project will be carried out in baker's yeast and will develop high-content methods; therefore experience with working in yeast and/or in high-throughput will be considered an advantage. Applicants with skills in handling and processing large datasets will also be favoured.
• Proficiency in English

Our offer

• Strong mentorship to promote scientific independence
• An excellent and international biology research environment
• A supportive collaborative and friendly atmosphere
• Participation in further training programs
• A TV-L salary including social benefits available for 2 years starting from April 2026 with the possibility to extend.

Your future with us

We are one of the leading university hospitals in Germany and network research teaching and health care at the highest level. Thats why many things are a lot bigger for us: the spectrum of exciting development opportunities. The limitless openness with which specialists from all over the world work together here. Or our commitment as an employer to support all employees as best we can in reconciling their job with their goals and life situations.

This is the University Hospital of Cologne : Everything but ordinary.

Your future in detail

is a recently established DFG-funded Emmy-Noether research group at the Center for Biochemistry University of Cologne.

We are located on one of Europe's top research campuses with state-of-the-art facilities. We aim to understand why in the eukaryotic secretory pathway so many similar proteins function alongside each other. These similar machineries called homologs can back each other up with shared functions. However all of them also have important unique functions and features and for most we still dont know what underlying molecular mechanisms define this specificity. To uncover these we use a combination of high-throughput protein interactor profiling, cell biology and biochemical tools in baker's yeast and mammalian cells to find unique regulators and/or clients of homologous machineries.

We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoc who shares our fascination of how the largest organelle in the cell, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), works.

Does this sound interesting to you and you want to join our dynamic team

Please submit your application as a single PDF containing a self-written cover/motivation letter (no more than 1 page), a 2-page CV (containing publications/pre-prints and the contact details of two referees) and relevant copies of degree certificates.

Applications from female candidates are expressly welcome and will be given priority in the event of equal suitability competence and professional performance. People with disabilities are welcome to apply and will be treated preferentially in the event of equal suitability and qualification. The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.

Contact

Emma Fenech PhD

Tel : 49 8

Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR

Geschäftsbereich Personal

Kerpener Str. 62

50937 Köln

Application deadline :

Job-ID : vb4hrshd

We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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