The Chemical Biology Department is seeking a student assistant to work with a severely disabled scientist.

Zwei Wissenschaftlerinnen arbeiten zusammen

Reference number: student assistant

Research group: Chemical Biology
Hiring date: As soon as possible
Time limit: The position is initially limited to 6 months, but an extension is sought and is generally possible.
Payment: 13,25 / 13,83 Euro (depending on the progress of your studies)
Application deadline: 02/28/2025

The Chemical Biology Department is seeking a student assistant to provide work assistance to a severely disabled scientist.

We are looking for a reliable assistant to provide up to 40 hours of support per month to a severely disabled scientist who is confined to a wheelchair.

Tasks

You will get to know the processes in the field of drug research/metabolomics at a renowned research institution and support our department in its day-to-day business, including the analysis and maintenance of data. In addition, you will help our scientists in the preparation and implementation of research projects and support them in everyday matters, such as

handouts in the laboratory and office
performing mass spectrometry measurements (following instructions)
helping to put on lab coats

Prerequisites

Enrolled student at a German university or university of applied sciences, preferably with a background in natural sciences or engineering
Interest in the field of mass spectrometry and ideally already some initial contact with omics data analysis
Reliability, diligence and a high sense of responsibility
Social skills as well as the ability to work in a team and willingness to quickly familiarise yourself with new tasks
Very desirable: programming knowledge in Python (and/or R)

Working hours

Up to 40 hours per months

We offer you:

An attractive and varied job in a future-oriented research institute with an international environment
A state-of-the-art infrastructure and the latest technologies
First insights into the professional life
Opportunity to gain practical experience in laboratory work and, if applicable, in programming / data evaluation
Flexible working hours
A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities

How to apply:

Please send us your application documents together with the text module in our privacy policy, in which you confirm that you have read our data protection declaration and consent to the processing of your personal data. Without these declarations, we cannot consider or process your application and will immediately delete any application documents already received after the application deadline.

Please send your complete application with the intended purpose work assistant / research assistant in one (1) PDF document by e-mail to Dr Raimo Franke.

We look forward to receiving your application!