Positions
We are looking for students and researchers at all levels for a start in 2025: for internships and BSc/MSc theses, through to PhDs and Postdocs. If your background is in chemical biology, organic synthesis, cell biology, biochemistry, or pharmaceutical sciences, you can find a match with our group's research program.
Also recruiting for 2025: Cell Biology Senior Scientist, Cell Biology Technician.
To apply: see our General Application Procedures.
Spontaneous PhD/Postdoc applications
Strong spontaneous applications from PhD/Postdoc candidates who are genuinely interested in our research and have appropriate skills are always welcome. A scholarship application may be needed to support you for the longer term; so be prepared: make contact early, and know your realistic funding options and their timelines for application and review.
Hiring: 3 PhDs at TU Dresden from early 2025
We are opening chemical biology, organic synthesis, biochemistry, and cell biology PhD positions on topics including:
(1) "next-gen" optically-controlled bioactive reagents to study and manipulate biology;
(2) redox-active chemical probes, prodrugs, and tool compounds, for thiol/selenol oxidoreductases;
(3) (photo)chemical methods advances for in vivo optical imaging and light/materials interactions.
All these projects require strong practical and theoretical backgrounds either in synthetic organic chemistry, or in biochemistry and cell biology. Extra experience in chemical biology, biochemistry, med chem etc will be helpful to get off to a good start, but those aspects can also be picked up during the PhD. Especially if you prefer solving conceptual challenges rather than running incremental research, you will find a great place in our group!
Hiring: Senior Scientist in Cell Biology or Chemical Biology from spring/summer 2025
We seek a senior cell biologist, or a chemical biologist / biochemist with excellent experience in mammalian cell biology, for a long-term engagement building up and running the biology side of our research and education program as subgroup leader. You will work with our senior chemists to bring out a new MSc module (lecture+practical) on Chemical Biology, and advance our cell biology research especially on bioimaging tools. Your position will be supported by the biology technician, extensive new equipment purchases, and by the rich environment around cell and molecular biology at the TU Dresden (MPI-CBG and CMCB, IPF, PoL cluster, etc).
Hiring: Biological Technical Assistant (Cell Biology or Biochemistry) from spring/summer 2025
We seek a biology technician to help run our cell biology labs and teaching program, as a long-term engagement. General experience in mammalian cell culture methods and equipment is required. Particular experience with fluorescence microscopy and molecular biology is helpful.
Internships (MSc, BSc, & Praktika during studies) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, & Medicine (Dr. med.)
We welcome internships in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, and Biochemistry, as well as for Dr. med. thesis research.
Students are exposed to a wide range of skills in their field and beyond, and are assigned their own sub-projects in frontier research. If you enjoy the opportunity to grow beyond your studies, you will find an exciting environment with us, where you can build your independence while learning new skills in chemical biology, synthesis, microscopy, cell biology, biochemistry, photochemistry, and pharmacology.