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Your project in detail
The Translational Research Unit - Infectious Diseases (TRU-ID) within the Division for Clinical Infectious Diseases (Department I of Internal Medicine) conducts research aimed at improving our immunological understanding of infectious diseases. Our ultimate goal is to develop innovative therapies for serious bacterial infections like tuberculosis. With the support of our close network of partners at the University of Cologne, as well as our national and international collaborators, we are working to advance these innovative therapeutic concepts towards clinical application. Our studies are funded by the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the European Union, among others.

As part of the DFG’s Collaborative Research Centre 1310 (Predictability in Evolution), your project will focus on implementing robotics-based, high-throughput screening workflows and integrating multi-omics data to study the evolutionary dynamics of Mtb antibiotic resistance. You will therefore take advantage of state-of-the-art equipment (e.g. a Beckman Echo/Access liquid handler workstation and an Agilent Cytation 10 confocal plate imager/reader) in BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories located at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the Translational Research in Oncology and Infectious Diseases (TRIO) building.

Applications from female candidates are expressly welcome and will be given priority in the event of equal suitability, competence and professional performance. People with disabilities are welcome to apply and will be treated preferentially in the event of equal suitability and qualification. The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.
Performance of state-of-the-art antibiotic drug discovery studies targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) using an automated screening pipeline
Development and optimization of these screening pipelines for Mtb fitness and resistance phenotyping
Integration of transcriptomic, proteomic and phenotypic datasets for predictive modelling of Mtb resistance evolution
Coordination of robotic instrumentation for large-scale liquid handling workflows
Close collaboration with bioinformatics and microbiology teams within the CRC1310
Performance of barcoding and recombineering-based strain engineering
Presentation of the data within meetings as well as national and international congresses
Publication of the results in high-impact journals

You hold a PhD in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Systems Biology or related field
Experience in high-throughput screening, automation or robotics platforms
Knowledge of data handling, scripting (R/Python), or bioinformatics pipelines is desirable
Experience in laboratory work with Mtb (BSL3) is beneficial but not required
Independent and structured work style, enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration
Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written


Everything but ordinary: A key position at the interface between clinical studies and laboratory research

Work-life balance: Whether full-time or part-time, with or without children - with numerous support options, we will find the right path together.

Team spirit in R(h)ine culture: You will be warmly welcomed by an interdisciplinary team that values mutual respect and helpfulness.

Strong perspectives: We offer ex...