(Medical) Technical Research Assistant (Junior) - Institute for Infection Research and Vaccine Development

The IIRVD, led by Prof. Dr. Marylyn Addo at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, is looking for a technical assistant to join current research projects. The focus is on characterizing protective immune responses against human pathogenic viruses, especially emerging viruses such as Ebola virus, MERS-CoV, RSV and SARS-CoV-2, as well as virus-host interactions and cell-intrinsic antiviral immunity. The position is initially planned at 50% of full-time hours and is fixed-term until 28.02.2029. If additional third-party funding becomes available, an increase to up to 100% is possible.

• Help develop experiments and validate methods
• Apply molecular biology, cell biology and immunological techniques
• Independently perform flow cytometry analyses on the BD LSRFortessa / Cytek Aurora
• Culture cell lines and primary cells, perform infection experiments with pathogens under S2 and S3 conditions, process human blood samples
• Establish sample processing procedures; support SOP development, document work including in the electronic lab notebook
• Work in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• General laboratory and administrative tasks (organization, orders, etc.)
• Study sample storage (labeling samples, maintaining storage tables, documentation, etc.)

• Completed training as a medical laboratory technologist (MTL) or medical-technical laboratory assistant (MTLA), or as a biology laboratory technician or chemistry laboratory technician
• A completed university degree is also possible: Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Life Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Technical and Applied Biology, or a completed scientific university degree: Biology, Molecular Life Science
• Confident use of MS Office applications and good English language skills
• A high level of motivation, teamwork and communication skills, as well as independence
• Organizational talent and a strong sense of responsibility
• Good knowledge of molecular biology and immunology and several years of professional experience in the methods described above (desirable)
• Experience with flow cytometry methods (desirable)
• Experience working according to standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Interest in research and development