Research Assistant - algal glycobiology and biomaterials

Job Details

THESE ARE YOUR TASKS:

• research in the field of algal glycobiology and aquaculture
• extracting, purifying and characterising polysaccharides from green, red and brown algae
• monitoring algal biomass production in photobioreactorses
• phenotyping clonal algal strains under various growth conditions
• scientific teaching in the frame of the project, e.g. co-supervising Bachelor- or Master students, whereby the research-based transfer of specialist knowledge and skills to students is central and they are instructed to work scientifically on their own due to the scientific nature of teaching

Requirements

• completed university degree (state exam, diploma, master's degree or comparable degree) in marine biology, plant science, agriculture or a comparable field
• practical experiences in working with algal cultures, preferably with non-model organisms
• practical experiences in extracting and characterising sugars/polysaccharides from algal or plant biomass, e.g. via chromatography methods
• practical experiences in probe-based bioimaging
• practical experiences in assessing algal growth performance, e.g. photosynthesis measurements
• confident knowledge of the English language, written and spoken
• motivation to work in an international team and committed to regularly discuss experimental results and protocols with the thesis supervisor and during group meetings
• high motivation to publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present them at conference

Contact Information

https://jobs.uni-rostock.de/en/jobposting/9b733306861adf37276f2dfc6a495fe523ba96130/apply?ref=linkedin&identifier=75e32f0995e082fde59a4b0b6cac0dca28068028

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information:

HR department:

Lisa Malke
Phone number: 0381/498-1281
E-mail: lisa.malke@uni-rostock.de

Department:

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Klaus Herburger
Phone number: 0381/498-6093
E-mail: klaus.herburger@uni-rostock.de