Technical Assistant / Research Technician (m/f/d)
ID: 26.098
Faculty of Medicine
Technical Assistant / Research Technician (m/f/d)
Professorship for Immune cell-tissue interactions
Details
Entry date: as soon as possible
Volume of employment: full-time 40h / week (part‑time suitable)
Salary: TV-L bis E9b
Duration: temporary for 2 years (§ 14 Abs. 2 TzBfG) *
We offer:
- An international, highly motivated and collaborative team
- An international cutting-edge research environment with access to state-of-the-art equipment
- Extensive interactions and collaborations with scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and research groups at the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy in Regensburg
- Flexible working hours, flat hierarchies
Our international team, led by Prof. Dr. Carmen Gerlach, investigates the diversity within T cell responses to cancer, infections and inflammatory diseases. Understanding how and when T cells diversify to adopt different roles paves the way for influencing T cell fates in the context of immunotherapy. We are part of UR’s Faculty of Medicine and integrated into the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy. More information on our work: https://lit.eu/our-scientists/prof-carmen-gerlach/
Your tasks:
- Planning and organization of breeding and maintenance of transgenic mouse lines (colony management, genotyping, phenotyping), coordination with animal facility staff
- Support of / conducting animal experiments with mice (blood sampling, standard injection techniques, ending experiments, tissue harvest, and more), including tumor and infection experiments
- Laboratory support: e.g., preparation of solutions, aliquoting, management of laboratory chemicals, molecular biology and cellular work incl. genetic engineering.
- Research organization/equipping the laboratory in connection with the establishment of a new group in Regensburg/move to a new building, e.g., coordination and organization with other research groups, equipment purchase, implementation of procedures, establishment of methods
- Collaboration with and support of PhD students and Postdocs in their experiments. Training of new group members, including students
- Laboratory management, ordering, active contribution to the well-functioning of the local research environment
Your profile:
- Completed training as a technical assistant (w/m/d) - BTA, MTA, CTA, Bachelor or similar
- High level of commitment, reliability, diligence, team spirit, excellent technical skills, interest in scientific research. Ability to work responsibly, independently and collaboratively
- Hands on experience in working with mice, FELASA certification
- Ideally experience in molecular biology incl genetic engineering and culture of primary cells
- Good communication skills in English and ideally also German
- Strong interest in promoting an inspiring and supportive group atmosphere
We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career (more information: https://www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet/jobs-und-karriere/familien-service). Applicants with a disability as discribed in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Please indicate any severe disability in your application, if applicable. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.
Contact for more information:
Contact person: Carmen Gerlach (Carmen.Gerlach@med.uni-regensburg.de)
Please apply by 2026-04-24 using the application-button below.
* Initially a 2-year position, but with possibility for extension.