Independent Junior Research Group Leader

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen is a German University of Excellence and a partner institution of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF, www.dzif.de).

The Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT, www.imit.uni-tuebingen.de) invites applications for a DZIF-funded

Independent Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/d, 100 %)

In the field of healthcare-associated bacterial pathogens

The Junior Research Group (JRG) will be appointed with the prospect of a five-year period. Candidates should have reputation in at least one of the following research areas: genome-based epidemiology, antibiotic resistance, virulence and immune evasion mechanisms, microbiota interaction, outbreak modelling, or infection control of major health-care-associated bacterial pathogens, particularly from the group of ESKAPE pathogens.

The successful candidates will be expected to support central DZIF projects related to healthcare-associated infections and enhance basic and translational research within the highly interactive and interdisciplinary network of IMIT and DZIF. Moreover, they should integrate into Tübingen-based German Research Council-funded research networks such as the Cluster of Excellence EXC2124 (Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections, www.controlling-microbes.com) and other networks currently in preparation. Applicants should hold an MD (preferably) or a PhD degree, demonstrate initial success in securing research funding and publications, and show strong motivation for pursuing an academic career. 

We offer excellent opportunities for cutting-edge collaborative research, substantial core funding for personnel and operational costs, state-of-the-art laboratories, and access to a wide range of technologies and facilities.

The University seeks to raise the number of women in research and teaching and therefore urges qualified women to apply for these positions.

Disabled candidates will be given preference over other equally qualified applicants.

Applications with supporting documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications and teaching experience, certificates/diplomas) as well as a research statement outlining collaboration plans should be sent by email as a single PDF file (max. 10 MB) to Dr. Agnieszka Mitulski ([email protected]) by Nov 04, 2024.