Research assistant (f/m/d) (DM-840) (DE)

Who We Are

We are a young group interested in understanding quantitative aspects of gene regulation and coordination of the different steps of gene expression.

We study Escherichia coli and the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans using molecular biology, biochemistry and quantitative biology approaches.

Ultimately, we aim to understand how fundamental processes of gene regulation connect to regulation at the organismal level and to pathology, and to make that knowledge useful for biomedicine.

We are part of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy at the Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry and maintain collaborations within FU Berlin, across Germany and internationally.

What You Can Expect in Your New Role

In the research group of Prof.

Dr.

Lydia Herzel (RNA Dynamics) a doctoral position is to be filled to work on transcription dynamics in E. coli and to characterize the contribution of a number of putative transcription factors, as well as the interconnection of RNA polymerase pausing to RNA processing.

This project is part of a DFG-funded research unit FOR 6037 investigating the structure and function of multi-subunit RNA polymerases (msRNAPs) in different organisms, viruses and organelles and a direct collaboration with the structural biochemistry group at the institute.

If you are interested, please apply with your CV, a short description of your master’s thesis project (or other equivalent research internships), your university degree certificates and contact details for two referees.

Key Requirements

A completed Master’s degree (or equivalent) in biochemistry or a comparable field.

Desirable

Applicants should bring:

Professional experience (desired for conceiving and performing the experiments and analyses in the proposed project):