Technical Assistant (Part-Time)

Project overview

Technical Assistant (m/f/d) 50% weekly working hours

The University Hospital Düsseldorf (UKD) is the largest hospital in the state capital and one of the most important medical centers in NRW. The 9,300 employees in UKD and its subsidiaries are committed to ensuring that over 45,000 patients are treated as inpatients and 270,000 as outpatients annually. The UKD stands for international excellence in patient care, research, and teaching, as well as for innovative and safe diagnostics, therapy, and prevention. Patients benefit from the intensive interdisciplinary collaboration of the 60 clinics and institutes.

The unique strength of the university hospital is the close integration of clinic and research for the safe application of new methods. The medicine of tomorrow is being created at the UKD. Every day.

The Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf is a top center for research medicine. Its projects and consortia in basic and clinical research are funded by, among others, the German Research Foundation, federal and state ministries, and the EU.

The Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Clinical Immunology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf is seeking a

Technical Assistant (m/f/d)

50% weekly working hours

Responsibilities

• Independent technical support of scientific research projects through supervision, execution, and coordination of experimental series. This primarily includes drug assays in medium and high-throughput methods using automated pipetting applications and analysis methods.
• Processing and examination of primary samples in the direct translational context of functional precision medicine
• Cell biology work, especially cell culture of primary tumor cells in 3D models
• Molecular biology work
• Coordination of maintenance, upkeep, and care of work equipment
• Preparatory laboratory and administrative tasks, e.g., ordering/inventory

Requirements

We offer:

Remuneration will be according to TV-L in pay grade 9b, taking into account all previous service according to tariff regulations.

The position is limited until December 31, 2028, as part of a third-party funded project.

Severely disabled applicants will be given preferential consideration if equally qualified.

Please send your written application with the usual supporting documents within 4 weeks of the appearance of this advertisement by post or preferably by email to the following address:

or

University Hospital Düsseldorf

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Reference number: 279E/26

Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf

• Completed training as BTA/CTA (Chemical Technical Assistant)/MTL
• Experience in the above-mentioned areas of responsibility
• Sound experience in cell culture, including 3D cell culture models, is desirable
• Practical experience in performing substance testing in medium or high throughput
• Practical experience in laboratory work and handling technical equipment, including pipetting robots
• Practical experience in molecular biology techniques (e.g., PCR, qPCR, Western Blot, fluorescence microscopy, cloning) is an advantage
• Conscientious and careful work and documentation of results
• Good IT skills (MS Office)
• Fluent German and good knowledge of English
• Teamwork and organizational skills
• A varied, diverse, and demanding range of tasks in a collegial team
• 19.25 weekly working hours by arrangement and taking personal needs into account
• All benefits customary in the public service, e.g., company pension scheme
• Affordable catering options
• Training and further education
• Daycare center
• Staff accommodation

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, DE
• Languages: German