Junior Research Group Leaders - Saarbrucken, Deutschland - Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH

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Saarbrucken, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Job advertisement no. 180/2023

Microbial Stargazing
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), is offering positions for

4 Junior Research Group Leaders
in the field of infection research***(with W1-professorship and tenure options)**HZI is Germany's largest academic institution dedicated to infection research. It is a member of

the Helmholtz Association, Germany's largest scientific organization, ranked among the top global

research institutions, and a member of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). HZI is

associated with the Technical University Braunschweig and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), one

of the top medical schools in the world.

For the newly established microbial stargazing program, HZI with its institutes for One Health (HIOH)

for Pharmaceutical Research (HIPS), and for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), seeks exceptional

individuals who will develop independent and interdisciplinary research programs committed to research

excellence, translation, and EDI. Areas of particular interest are, but not limited to, microbiology, phages,

virology, immunology, vaccinology, AI and systems biology, drug research, digital epidemiology,

personalized infection medicine, RNA-biology, OneHealth, or synthetic viral and bacterial engineering,

to address climate change. Hypothesis-driven research as well as the development of breakthrough and

applied technologies are welcome to enable interdisciplinary and transformative scientific discoveries in

the field of human and microbial diversity, adaptation and resilience in a changing world.

Requirements:

You are a highly qualified junior scientist with an international track record holding a PhD or MD.
also consider outstanding applicants immediately after their PhD/MD.

We offer you:

Your Junior Research Group will be funded for a period of 5 years. Funding covers the group leader
position, a postdoctoral scientist, a PhD student, a technician as well as consumables and start-up lab
equipment. The positions come with an option for a 5 year junior professorship at Hannover Medical
School (MHH) or Technische Universität Braunschweig (TUB). Based on external review, an extension
of the group for 2 to 4 years and a permanent position for the group leader at the HZI will be offered to
successful Junior Research Group Leaders.

We offer competitive salaries and access to cutting-edge infrastructures and research networks. You
will benefit from outstanding leadership training at the Helmholtz Management Academy, a dedicated
science support unit, onboarding and granting offices, and mentorship, PhD and post-graduate
programs.

In addition, our offer includes:
An attractive and varied job in a future-oriented research institute with an international

environment in Braunschweig

Flexible working hours, part-time models

A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities

Extensive training and continuing education opportunities to develop professional knowledge

and personal skills

A family office to support family and career as well as childcare offers

Additional public service benefits

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. The HZI strives for professional equality between

positions. The position is suitable for part-time work.

People with severe disabilities and equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for the position

are given preference. In order to protect your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable

reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resumé.

The deadline of the current first round of 4 positions is Dec. 10, 2023. Further calls for up to 20 Junior

Group Leader positions will follow shortly.

Starting date:
latest October 2024

Salary:
E15 TVöD Bund

Working time:39 hours per week

Place of work:
Braunschweig

Probation period:6 months

Published:

Closing date:

For further information, please contact Katrin MacLeod, phone ,

How to apply:

Applications, including a full CV, list of publications, a brief outline of past accomplishments and future

research interests (max. 2 pages), an outline on establishing EDI in your future lab (max half page), and

(PDF), quoting the
reference number
180/2023, to the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH,

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