Research Assistant (m/f/d) - Systems Biology & Bioinformatics

The University of Rostock offers a diverse, varied and challenging position in a tradition-conscious, yet innovative, modern and family-friendly university in a lively city by the sea.

At the Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Chair of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, subject to allocation of funds, we are filling the following position at the earliest possible date on a temporary basis for the duration of the project MICRO-NEST ending on 31.08.2031:

Research Assistant (m/f/d) - Systems Biology & Bioinformatics

Start date: at the earliest possible date Working hours: full-time with 40 hours Remuneration: pay group 13 TV-L Location: Rostock Tender number: P 126/2026 Limitation: limited until 31.08.2031 Application time: 2026-11-06

Contact information

HR department: Pia-Lucy Dahl Phone number: 0381/498-1291 E-mail: Apply Now

Department: Prof. Dr. Olaf Wolkenhauer Phone number: 0381/498-7570 E-mail: Apply Now

MICRO-NEST is a Horizon Europe project investigating interactions between the microbiome, immune system and brain in neurodevelopment and autism. At the University of Rostock, the project focuses on integrating heterogeneous molecular, imaging and clinical datasets into an Autism Knowledgebase and applying network-based and machine-learning approaches to develop personalised computational models. The resulting models will be used to investigate disease mechanisms and identify predictive markers and potential therapeutic targets.

These are your tasks:

• Research in the field of systems medicine
• Develop methods and workflows for the integration and analysis of heterogeneous biomedical data
• Analysis and integration of transcriptomic, imaging and other multimodal biomedical datasets
• Construction, curation and analysis of biological network-based methods to identify predictive markers and therapeutic targets
• Integration of biological databases, pathway information and external data resources into computational analyses
• Contributing to the development of patient-specific computational models and the Patient-Personalised Autism Digital Twin
• Close interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination with clinical, experimental and computational partners
• Writing, publishing and presenting scientific results and contributing to the scientific organisation of the project

This makes you a good fit:

• Completed university degree (master's degree, diploma or comparable degree) in systems biology / bioinformatics, computer science, biotechnology, biology or a related field with very good results
• Very good experience in the computational analysis of transcriptomic or other biomedical data
• Very good experience in programming with Python and/or R
• Keen interest in interdisciplinary biomedical research
• Fluent in the English language, both written and spoken
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and communicate effectively across project partners
• Desirable are:
• Experience with biological network, pathway or cell-cell communication analysis
• Knowledge of machine-learning and statistical methods for biomedical data analysis
• Experience with imaging-derived biological data and biological databases/APIs
• Experience in FAIR data management
• A structured, solution-oriented and proactive working style, with the ability to establish and coordinate scientific collaborations
• Ability to critically evaluate computational methods and communicate complex results clearly to collaborators with different scientific backgrounds

We offer you:

• 30 days annual leave
• Health management & university sports
• Further training opportunities (IT, languages, professional development)
• Career advice for young scientists
• Mobile working
• Annual special payment/company pension plan
• Flexible working hours
• Family office
• Welcome Center
• Mensa - Employee Tariff
• Bicycle Leasing
• Day off on Dec. 24 & Dec. 31
• Welcome Day
• Employee parking lot
• Opportunity for Promotion

Further information:

We will determine the experience level individually, taking into account your previous professional experience.

If you would like to work part-time in this position, this is possible subject to the requirements of the position.

The temporal limitation of the employment relationship is based on 2 (2) Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.

We look forward to receiving your application (cover letter, CV, degree certificate stating your final grade) by 06.11.2026 at the latest. Incomplete application documents may not be considered in the further course of the selection process. Unfortunately, we can not cover application and travel costs.

Become part of the team

The Department of Systems Biology & Bioinformatics specializes in computational systems biology, network modelling, biomedical data integration and machine learning. We are an international and multidisciplinary team with a strong collaborative network and provide excellent opportunities for scientific training and doctoral research.