Job Description

registration number:

fb20-0173-wmz-2025

Entry date:

2025-11-01

Application deadline:

2025-09-21

Salary:

E 13 TV-H

Duration:

2027-04-30

Volume of employment:

fulltime



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 Medicine, Institute of Virology, Prof. Stephan Becker's research group is, subject to funding approval, currently accepting applications for a



Research Assistant (Postdoc )



The position is offered until 30.04.2027, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is 01.11.2025. The position is fulltime with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 100 %).

Tasks:

scientific services in research infection experiments under BSL-4 conditions investigation of viral replication and transcription using virus surrogate systems independent planning, implementation, and evaluation of experiments under BSL-4 and BSL-2 conditions screening of antiviral compounds against filoviruses and investigations into the mechanism of inhibition project development and discussion of results with project partners

The position will be filled by a temporary contract that is limited to the period which is necessary to gain further scientific expertise (such as the preparation for a subsequent qualification period). Within the entrusted tasks the opportunity for independent scientific work to obtain further personal qualification is given. The limitation of the contract complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.

Profile:

completed scientific university degree (diploma, master's or equivalent) in human biology, biology or chemistry with a doctorate or proof that you are about to complete your doctoral studies several years of experience working with infectious viruses experience in molecular biology, cell biology and virology methods independence and very good teamwork skills

The following are advantageous:

experience in handling highly pathogenic viruses (safety conditions, safety level BSL-3 or -4) experience in conducting animal experiments experience with virus surrogate systems

Disposition to own scientific qualification is expected.

We offer:

An interesting range of tasks in an interdisciplinary translational cooperation project Opportunities for independent project design LandesTicket for all civil servants of the State of Hesse Equal pay - Hesse Collective Agreement Flexitime Career development (training) Pension Institution of the Federal Republic and the Federal States (Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder - VBL) (Company pension fund)

Contact for more Information Prof. Dr. Stephan Becker, Dr. Anke-Dorothee Werner



+49 6421-28 66253, +49 6421-28 64301



becker@staff.uni-marburg.de, Wernera4@staff.uni-marburg.de



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 discribed in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.



Please apply by 21.09.2025 using the application-button below.