65 FB 5 Postdoctoral Research Associate (m/f/d) Department of Plant Physiology

Postdoctoral Research Associate (m/f/d)
(E 13 TV-L, 100%)


The Department of Plant Physiology of the Faculty of Biology/Chemistry at the University of Osnabrück is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to commence work at the earliest possible date.

This is a temporary position limited for three years, working on a project funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK).

The department investigates the physiological relevance of protein half-life and stability in plants in vivo and in vitro using biochemical, genetic and protein analytical methods in model and non-model systems. One focus is on post-translational protein modifications and their influence on plant phenotypes and their response to the environment.

Your duties:

  • Work on physiological roles of short protein half-lives in plants with focus on ethylene signalling, cysteine proteases and programmed cell death
  • Identification of protein modifications with focus on endoproteolytic cleavage and amino-terminal processing such as arginylation as well as ubiquitination including biochemical in vitro reconstitution
  • Establishment of approaches linking biochemical data with physiological relevance

Requirements:

  • Completed Master’s of Science degree (M.Sc.)
  • Completed doctorate in the fields of biology or biochemistry with excellent marks and a focus on plant molecular biology and protein biochemistry and a publication record
  • Practical experience in molecular plant sciences, molecular biology, protein biochemistry and protein analytics

Additional qualifications:

  • Relevant experience in amino-terminal protein modifications and approaches addressing protein half-live
  • First author publications in community-recognized and peer-reviewed journals

We offer:

  • Fascinating research topics
  • A developing department with the opportunity to help shape the research environment
  • State-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure in a collaborative working environment
  • Newly renovated laboratories and outstanding plant cultivation facilities (move-in in spring 2026)
  • Collaboration in both international and interdisciplinary networks
  • Structured training and support programs at University of Osnabruck for early career researchers

The position is available on a full-time or part-time basis.

The University of Osnabruck is a family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives.

The University of Osnabruck seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments.

If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status.

Please send applications with the usual documents (letter of motivation, CV, copies of certificates, 2 reference addresses) as a single PDF document (Code “Postdoc PP”) to the Dean of the Department of Biology/Chemistry at the University of Osnabruck ( bewerb-bio@uni-osnabrueck.de) by June 30, 2026.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Nico Dissmeyer, Department of Biology/Chemistry at the University of Osnabruck, at  nico.dissmeyer@uos.de.

We are very much looking forward to receiving your application.