Research Associate (f-m-d)

Modern, interconnected, conscious of tradition: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is the oldest and largest university in the State of Saxony-Anhalt with a history dating back more than 500 years. Today more than 20,000 students are enrolled at the university. MLU’s core research areas are in the nanosciences and biosciences, the Enlightenment, as well as in social and cultural research. The university is also home to a range of small disciplines, some of which can be found nowhere else in Germany. The university has excellent national and international ties, and works closely together with leading research institutes, industry, and more than 250 universities around the world.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences I / Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology & Biozentrum, Core Facility Microscopy at Martin Luther university is seeking a full time Research Associate (f-m-d) for a fixed term until 31 December 2027, starting as soon as possible. Remuneration will be determined based on job duties and responsibilities and will be aligned with the fulfillment of listed personal requirements, up to pay grade 13 under the TV-L (Tarifvertrag für den Öffentlichen Dienst der Länder – 'German Public Service Pay Agreement for the Federal States'). In the joint research project "Value Plant – Plant-Based Valuable Compounds and Optimization of Crop Productivity," innovative scientific methods are being developed to extract plant-based valuable compounds and enhance the stress tolerance of crops. By combining fundamental plant science research with applied biotechnology, sustainable solutions are created for the fields of nutrition, agriculture, and the bioeconomy. Microscopic analysis plays a key role in this project, enabling the detailed characterization of cell structures, molecular processes, and biotechnological modifications in the studied plant models.

Job Responsibilities:

• Method Development & Imaging: Establishing, applying, and advancing light and electron microscopy techniques as well as correlative/multimodal approaches, including image analysis and quantitative evaluation of microscopic data
• Biological Application: Investigation of cellular and subcellular structures in biological, preferably plant-based, material, including in the context of visualizing biotechnological modifications