From January 1, 2025, we are looking for the Department of Molecular Biology (Director: Detlef Weigel) a

Molecular Biologist (f/m/d)

Your tasks

The core tasks include the cultivation of bacterial plant pathogens, sterile plant cultivation, high-throughput plant infections, DNA extraction and high-throughput DNA sequencing. You will be involved in a project funded by the European Research Council, in which you will collaborate with research groups from the USA and France. You will be based in Tübingen.

Your profile

You are able to perform complex tasks independently, you are well organized and have good time management skills, enjoy learning new techniques, like to work in an international team, and have a very good command of English.

You already have experience with standard molecular biology and microbiology techniques. Experience in working with sterile plant cultures, knowledge of plant-microbe interactions and basic knowledge of genomics is an advantage. You have a technical education or a university degree in molecular biology, microbiology or a related field.

What we offer

• A collegial and international working environment
• International experience through involvement in an international collaborative project
• Remuneration according to TVöD Bund including employer-financed company pension scheme
• Job ticket subsidy
• Company health management
• Daycare center on campus

This position is part of the PATHOCOM project funded by the European Research Council and the position is to be filled full-time for the duration of the PATHOCOM project (until at least the end of June 2027). The Max Planck Society has set itself the goal of employing more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled people are expressly encouraged. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areaswhere they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.