Saarland University is a campus university with an international reputation for research excellence, particularly in
computer science and in the life sciences and nanosciences. The university is also distinguished by its close ties to
France and its strong European focus. Around 17,000 students, studying over one hundred different academic
disciplines, are currently enrolled at Saarland University. Saarland University is officially recognized as one of
Germany’s family-friendly higher-education institutions and with a combined workforce of more than 4000 it is one
of the largest employers in the region.
The research group for Integrative Cellular Biology and Bioinformatics is inviting applications for the following
position commencing at the earliest opportunity.
Academic research assistant (m/f/x)
Reference number W2315, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale1, pay grade: E13, employment:
initially for 1 year with the option for extension, 75 % of standard working time.
Workplace/Department:
The state of each cell is regulated by the complex interplay of many different epigenetic mechanisms. This has crucial
implications for normal organism development and disease. Modern sequencing technology facilitates the genome-
wide characterization of the underlying regulatory factors.
The recently founded group for Integrative Cellular Biology and Bioinformatics (https://icb.uni-saarland.de/) is
developing and applying computational methods to dissect these molecular mechanisms that govern cell state in
development and disease. This requires the analysis and integration of large-scale, multi-omics datasets, and we
engage in interdisciplinary collaborations between molecular biology and computer science to drive cutting-edge
research at the intersection of epigenomics, biostatistics, algorithms and machine learning.
We are looking for a motivated and creative person to join our team.
The opportunity to pursue a PhD is provided, given that all requirements are met.
Job requirements and responsibilities:
- Development and application of statistical and machine learning methods for the analysis and integration of
- -omics data (including Bisulfite-seq, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq) at the bulk and single-cell level
- Development of usable software for the interpretation of large biological datasets
1 TV-L = collective agreement on remuneration of public sector employees in the German Länder
The pay grade assigned to an employee depends on their professional qualifications and the number of years of service. Each pay grade is
further subdivided into levels. Entry-level employees with no previous experience will initially be assigned a level 1 rating. After one year at
level 1 of the E10 pay grade, an employee will move up to level 2. After a further two years, the employee will move to level 3, etc.