- Heidelberg, Germany
- On-site
- Contract · Associate
- €4K–€4K per month
- Visa sponsorship
Support leading edge scientific projects in genomics, single cell technology-driven research, and AI-driven cell imaging by planning and delivering reliable wet-lab experiments.
Compensation
Grade 5, monthly salary from €4.147, 92 after tax, plus generous benefits and financial allowances based on individual circumstances. Excluding 12.99% personal pension and insurance contributions.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organise, and conduct molecular biology and genomics experiments across parallel projects, experimental designs and timelines with researchers and delivering reproducible results within previously agreed priorities.
- Deliver genomic and transcriptomic library preparation for short-read and single-molecule long-read sequencing, Strand-seq and other single-cell and multi-omics workflows, including quality control and basic data analysis.
- Carry out cell culture, flow cytometry analysis, cell sorting, PCR/qPCR validation, and operate microscopy platforms, particularly AI-guided confocal microscopes, to support project objectives.
- Operate and perform routine maintenance of high-throughput liquid-handling and robotic systems; contribute to testing, scaling up and automating workflows to improve consistency and throughput.
- Adapt and optimise protocols within agreed guidelines, troubleshoot experimental and equipment issues, and contribute to establishing new techniques with senior colleagues; escalate unresolved problems and changes affecting project objectives.