Junior Postdoc / Scientist (m/f/d)

Our laboratory at the Lübeck site plays a leading role in the recruitment, sample processing, measurement, and phenotyping of the long-term cohort ALLIANCE (All Age Asthma Cohort) – German Center for Lung Research (dzl.de) – as well as other pediatric clinical cohorts.

As part of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Section for Pediatric Pneumology & Allergology at UKSH Campus Lübeck, recruits both children and adolescents with asthma and healthy control participants. Our goal is to develop precision medicine for the heterogenous syndrome of asthma through high resolution clinical and molecular characterization. Key focus areas include infection, epigenetics and early mechanisms of lung function decline. In the future, there are plans to extend the methods to samples from lung carcinomas.

Join our team in Lübeck as soon as possible, initially limited until December 31, 2027, with the option for extension.

Our offer

• A workplace located at the University Children’s Hospital and the University of Lübeck
• Participation in a productive and active team with collegial atmosphere and career-development support
• The salary will be based on the German E13 TV-L scale, if terms and conditions under collective bargaining law are fulfilled
• A full-time employment, currently 38.5 hours/week; a part-time employment may be possible within the framework of certain working time models
• You can find more attractive UKSH benefits here: Benefits (uksh.de)

Job description

• Interfacing and coordinating between clinical departments and research efforts in cohort studies
• Establishment of primary cell pipeline
• Assisting with the organization and administration of daily lab operations and supporting study & sample logistics
• Use advanced genetic engineering to explore epigenetic memory
• Analysis of research data, contribution to scientific publications, and presentation of research findings at national and international conferences

Your qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in Biology/System biology with experience in cohort studies, sample & data collection and analysis as well as experience in confocal microscopy and fluorescence imaging
• Strong laboratory expertise in primary cell culture including organoids, ELISA, FACS, RNA/DNA extraction, qRT-PCR, Western blotting, immunocytochemistry, protein purification & cell stimulation assays
• Experience in genetic engineering (CRISPR), handling of FFPE material incl. Immunohistochemistry and as a biological technical assistant (BTA) are highly welcome
• Strong interest in academic publishing and proven ability to implement new methods/technologies in a dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills (including both written and spoken ENGLISH and GERMAN)

We look forward to receiving your application! Please submit your application until 20.07.2026, indicating the reference number 28872.