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Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders) – T Cell Mechanobiology

Specialty
Orthopedics and trauma surgery, Sports medicine

Charite Kampagne Englisch Discovery 2
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Work time
full-time

Start date
Nächstmöglichst

Employment period
limited

Application deadline
31.08.2026

Deployment location Charité
Campus Charité Mitte

Jobcode
8030

Salary group
E13

 

Working at Charité

The Experimental Biophysics and Mechanobiology research group investigates how physical forces and nanoscale cell–material interactions regulate immune-cell functions. We combine quantitative cell biology, high-resolution microscopy, bioengineering, and data analysis within an interdisciplinary and international research environment.

Our research group is embedded within the research environment of the Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), the Julius Wolff Institute (JWI), and the BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT).

Overview of the position

  • You will independently conduct a research project investigating the mechanical regulation of T-cell activation. Your responsibilities will include:

    -Establishing correlative super-resolution microscopy workflows
    -Fabricating and characterizing nanoporous substrates
    -Culturing primary T cells and performing functional assays
    -Conducting quantitative image and data analysis and integrating the results with single-cell transcriptomic data
    -Publishing and presenting research findings and providing scientific supervision to students

  • You will be employed as a research associate. In accordance with Section 110(4), sentence 3 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, academic staff are granted an appropriate proportion of their working time for their own further academic qualification.

What we are looking for

  • You have a degree in the field of biophysics, cell biology, immunology, bionengineering or a related field
  • You have already gained valuable professional experience in fluorescence or super-resolution microscopy and quantitative image analysis
  • You have experience with cell culture and immune cells; experience with flow cytometry is a plus, and you have programming skills, e.g., Python, MATLAB, or R
  • Your working style is characterised by an independent, structured approach to scientific work and excellent English skills

Charité offers you

  • Highly professional work environment in motivated and interdisciplinary teams
  • A future-oriented, varied and demanding position with a high grade of personal responsibility and personal decision making opportunities
  • Intercultural team events, well structured onboarding phase with kind team members
  • Extensive offers for inhouse training and professional development as well as further qualifications
  • Special offers in the areas of shopping, travel and sports
  • Bike leasing via "JobRad" possible, bike repair workshop with subsidised price conditions for employees available
  • Additional pension program with a company wide pension scheme
  • Certification as a family friendly university and company since 2007 - You may find further information here
  • Consideration of personal wishes regarding the weekly working schedule

Information regarding the position

  • Paygrade E13 according to TVöD VKA-K. Your job grade depends on your job qualification whereas the experience level depends on the number of working years. The yearly gross salary is hereby provided based on a full time position excluding yearly bonus and additional pay. You may find further information here
  • Working hours is full-time with up to 38.5 hours per week
  • The position is limited until 31.08.2029, as it is tied to the project duration
  • 30 days of paid vacation per year
  • The application period ends on: 31.08.2026
  • Position ID: 8030

Application

 

Everyone is welcome at the Charité, regardless of age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, ethnic or social background. We are committed to equal opportunities and inclusion.

For data protection reasons, we only accept applications via our application portal. The contact details provided below are intended solely for inquiries.

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If you have questions, please contact:

enrico.klotzsch@bih-charite.de

 

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Data protection information

The Charité would like to point out that personal data is stored and processed at various locations at the Charité premises (e.g. specialty department, personnel representatives, HR department) as part of and for the purposes of the application process. Furthermore, the data may be transferred or processed within the group and to external bodies (e.g. authorities) to protect legitimate interests. By submitting your application, you agree to our data protection policy and terms of use for application procedures, which you can find here.

Additional information

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin makes its personnel decisions based on suitability, ability and professional performance. The Charité aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions and therefore strongly encourages women to apply. Women with equivalent qualifications will be given priority within the scope of legal possibilities. Applications from people with a migration background who meet the recruitment requirements are expressly encouraged. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preference. A police good-conduct certificate, in some cases an extended good-conduct certificate, is required at the time of recruitment. Unfortunately, application documents can be returned only if a sufficiently stamped envelope is enclosed. Any incurred travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.