Scientific Staff (m/f/d)
YOUR TASKS
The successful candidate will play a key role in the daily operation of the facility and collaborate closely with the Head of the Core Facility Microscopy to ensure efficient service and scientific excellence.
- Provide introductory and intermediate training for new users on advanced microscopy systems.
- Offer technical and experimental support for standard confocal and spinning disk imaging experiments.
- Conduct regular maintenance, calibration, and performance checks of the microscopes and maintain usage records.
- Assist in documentation and development of SOPs for microscope operation and user training.
- Support testing and benchmarking of new imaging technologies in collaboration with the Facility Head.
- Contribute to communication and reporting, including preparation of figures and summaries for internal and external use.
YOUR Qualification
- PhD degree or equivalent research experience in biology or a related field.
- Solid practical background in optical microscopy, particularly confocal fluorescence and spinning disk confocal imaging.
- Experience with image acquisition software, sample preparation, and data handling.
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Team-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for supporting a diverse community of users.
OUR OFFER
- The opportunity to shape a new lab at the Max-Planck-Zentrum
- Work in a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary environment at the intersection of life sciences and physics
- Excellent support and training opportunities
- Excellent employee benefits
The position is remunerated according to qualifications and experience in accordance with the collective agreement of the public service (TVöD Bund) and is limited in time (2 years). In addition, we offer a company pension scheme via the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL). We offer a diversified job in a scientifically oriented, international team in one of the most renowned research institutions worldwide. We offer you the possibility of flexible working hours. Our institute attaches great importance to occupational health management and carries out regular measures. We are open to change and ideas. The compatibility of work and family is also very important to us, which is why we are happy to support you in finding suitable childcare facilities.
Please submit your CV, a one-page motivation letter, supporting documents relevant to your qualifications and experience and contact information for two references. Join us in advancing quantitative and high-resolution imaging to explore the physical principles of life!
The Max Planck Society has set itself the goal of employing more severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled people are expressly encouraged. The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society aims to increase the proportion of women in areas in which they are underrepresented. Women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply.
Have we caught your interest? Then submit your application by no later than 30.11.2025.
ABOUT US
The Max Planck Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) is an interdisciplinary, joint research center of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL). Research at the MPZPM focuses on the study of cells in the context of their microenvironment, the space that connects and encloses a variety of cell types in a tissue.
The Core Facility Microscopy (CFM) at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) is seeking a highly motivated scientific staff member (m/f/d) to support and advance state-of-the-art microscopy in an interdisciplinary research environment at the interface of physics, biology, and medicine.
The CFM at MPZPM provides cutting-edge imaging technologies and expert technical support, enabling researchers to leverage advanced quantitative light microscopy for groundbreaking discoveries in biology and medicine.
CONTACT
For inquiries, please contact: kyoohyun.kim@mpzpm.mpg.de
Kussmaulallee 2
91054 Erlangen
Deutschland
