Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD)

Application Details

Registration number: fb -wmz-2025. Entry date: . Application deadline: 16 November 2025. Salary: TV-H E13. Duration: 3 years. Volume of employment: part-time (65 %).

Overview

The University of Marburg, founded in 1527, offers a variety of excellent programs of study for around 22,000 students and confronts the important topics of our time through excellent research across a broad spectrum of sciences. The Department of Pharmacy, research group of Dr. Schihada, is currently accepting applications for a Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD).

Responsibilities

• Scientific services in research.
• Design, cloning and validation of optical G protein biosensors for use in living cells.
• Planning, performing, analyzing and interpreting pharmacological experiments based on novel optical biosensors in living cells in microtiter plates.
• Investigation of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-dependent conformational changes in heterotrimeric G proteins.
• Investigation of GPCR-dependent interaction profiles of dissociated G protein subunits.
• Investigation of G protein-mediated, GPCR specific signal transduction.

Qualifications

• MSc-degree or equivalent in a biological / biochemical, life science or pharmaceutical specialisation.
• Practical experience in the cultivation of adherent-growing mammalian cells (e.g. HEK-293).
• Practical experience in molecular biological working methods for cloning plasmid DNA (PCR, Gibson assembly, restriction ligation).
• Practical experience in biochemical and/or cell biological methods in microtiter plate format (96- or 384-well plates).
• Experience in fluorescence and/or bioluminescence-based methods including FRET and BRET.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Benefits

• Equal pay according to the Hesse Collective Agreement.
• Ticket for free use of public transport in the state Hesse, Germany.
• Career development training for junior scientists including postdoctoral researchers.
• Possibility to partially work from home.

Contact

Dr. Hannes Schihada
+49 6421‑28 26767

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. A reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as described in SGB IX (2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.