Junior Research / Technology / Clinician-Scientist GroupLeaders (m/f/d)

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) - LogoHuman Microbe Alliance for Universal Health (HUMAN) program TheHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), is offeringpositions for Junior Research / Technology / Clinician-ScientistGroup Leaders (m / f / d) in the field of infection research (withW1-professorship and tenure options) HZI is Germany's largestacademic institution dedicated to infection research.

It is amember of the Helmholtz Association, Germany's largest researchorganization, and a member of the German Center for InfectionResearch (DZIF).

In the newly established HUMAN program, wecooperate with our regional university partners, the TechnischeUniversität Braunschweig, the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and theUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

For the newlyestablished HUMAN program, we seek exceptional professionals tojoin us on our journey to understand the complex interplay ofhumans and microbes in the fight against infectious diseases.

Weare recruiting early-career researchers to develop independentresearch programs committed to research excellence, translation,and EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion).

The program offerspositions for a wide talent pool of Foundational Researchers andClinician-Scientists in : Pioneering foundational infection researchto set news paradigms in the understanding of human health andinfection resilience affected by immunity, microbial colonization,cell biology across scales, age, socio-environmental determinants,behavioral factors, medication, vaccinations, or genetic andepigenetic factors.

Technology-oriented research to develop anddeploy transformative technologies enabling measurements and / orperturbations of physiological and disease processes of humantissues and microbial entities.

To use microbial effector andresilience mechanisms shaped by millions of years of microbialevolution as blueprint for engineering human and planetary health.

Clinical research with a focus on infection biology to tacklepatient-oriented questions and pioneer solutions for humaninfection resilience and health of tomorrow.

Research andtechnology areas of particular interest include, but are notlimited to, microbiology, phages, virology, immunology,vaccinology, AI and systems biology, spatial OMICS, drug research,digital epidemiology, precision infection medicine, RNA-biology,human tissue engineering, One Health research, or synthetic viraland bacterial engineering.

Hypothesis-driven, clinical andfoundational research as well as the development of breakthroughtechnologies are welcome to enable interdisciplinary andtransformative scientific discoveries.

Requirements : You are ahighly qualified junior scientist with an international trackrecord holding a PhD, MD or DVM. Postdoctoral training andearly-stage independent research are welcome, but we will alsoconsider outstanding applicants immediately after their PhD / MD / DVM.

You enjoy taking on a leadership role and guiding master's anddoctoral students. We offer : Your Junior Research / Technology / Clinician-Scientist Group will be funded for a period of 5 years.

Funding covers the group leader position, personnel as well asconsumables and start-up lab equipment. The positions come withoptions for tenure and junior professorships at local universitiessuch as the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the TechnischeUniversität Braunschweig or the University of Veterinary MedicineHannover.

Based on an external review, successful group leaderswill be offered an extension of the group for up to 4 years and apermanent position as group leader at HZI.

We offer competitivesalaries and access to cutting-edge infrastructures and researchnetworks. You will benefit from dedicated research support,onboarding and granting offices, mentorship as well as PhD andpost-graduate programs.

Our offer includes : An attractive andvaried job in a future-oriented research institute with aninternational environment in Braunschweig and Hannover, one ofEurope's most research dense regions Flexible working hours,part-time models A culture of appreciation and promotion of equalopportunities Extensive training and continuing educationopportunities A family office to support family and career,including childcare offers We are committed to principles ofequity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

We expressly welcomeapplications from qualified women. People with severe disabilitiesand equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for theposition are given preference.

In order to protect your rights, weask you to reference the degree of disability in your cover letteror resume. Starting date : 1st March 2025, initially limited forfive years.

Salary : E15 TVöD Bund Working time : 39 hours per weekPlace of work : Braunschweig or Hannover Probation period : 6 monthsClosing date : 12.

08.2024 For further information, please contactKatrin MacLeod, phone 0531 6181-1001, email : katrin.macleod@helmholtz-hzi.

de. How to apply : When sending us yourapplication documents, please confirm that you have read ourprivacy policy and that you agree to the processing of yourpersonal data.

Please use the text module in our privacy policy forthis purpose. Without these declarations we cannot consider orprocess your application and will immediately delete anyapplication documents already received after the applicationdeadline.

Please include with your application a cover letter, acomplete CV, a list of publications, a separate outline of previousachievements and future research interests (max.

2 pages), acompleted application form (download here), an outline of how EDIwill be implemented in your future laboratory (max.

half a page)and the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three referees.Please refrain from sending a photo. Please send your completeapplication documents, quoting the reference number 092 / 2024, tothe Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH, Human ResourcesDepartment, Inhoffenstr.

7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany or bye-mail to [email protected]. If you send your application inelectronic form, please combine it into a single (1) pdf document.

We look forward to receiving your application! About HUMAN : HUMANis funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and the Ministry of Scienceand Culture of Lower Saxony.

The program is based on an integrativeapproach that applies novel technologies, systems biology,medical / life sciences and informatics to understand, predict andtherapeutically influence the mechanisms underlying health anddisease.

The HUMAN program is linked to and benefits from theBMBF-funded Microbial Stargazing (MICROSTAR) program. MICROSTARfocuses on microbes, their effector mechanisms and their adaptationstrategies in competition with other organisms.

Together,HUMAN-MICROSTAR applies a holistic and comprehensive approach thathas the potential to provide groundbreaking insights and newsolutions for human health in the context of its microbialenvironment.

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