PostDoc position (m/f/d) in pneumological immunology and bioinformatics

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Firma: Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

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The Department of Internal Medicine I at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein

The position is part of the scientific team of the AG Heyckendorf, focusing on chronic inflammatory lung diseases, specifically immunological pathways in pneumology. Our research is dedicated to understanding the immunological mechanisms driving chronic inflammatory lung diseases, including COPD and asthma.

Start in our team

We are looking for professional and competent support to start as soon as possible, limited for 2 years.

What we offer:

We offer an excellent and exciting multidisciplinary team-oriented research environment and opportunities to being part of the national and international scientific community

We offer flexible working hours and various opportunities to reconcile work and family life

The salary will be based on the German E13 TV-L scale, if terms and conditions under collective bargaining law are fulfilled

A full-time employment, currently 38.5 hours/week; a part-time employment may be possible within the framework of certain working time models

You can find more attractive UKSH benefits here: Benefits (uksh.de)

Your role:

The candidate will work in the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB) at the Christian-Albrechts University (CAU) in Kiel and scientifically support and manage wetlab methods as well as sequencing projects, covering the entire life cycle of collaboration requests from initial counselling to data processing and delivery

This includes performing lung organoid experiments, the analysis of advanced and novel omics data, epigenetics such as single cell sequencing

In addition to the service component, we expect an interaction of the candidate with a wide range of demanding scientific projects to offer excellent opportunities for personal development in the wider field of bioinformatics and genome science

Your profile:

We are seeking a qualified candidate with a completed academic degree (Master or Diploma) and a PhD (or equivalent) in bioinformatics, molecular biology or related areas, with profound NGS skills

Experience in one of the following fields is required: transcriptomics/epigenomics and/or NGS protocol development, organoid methods, pneumological immunology

Knowledge on biological information processing or LIMS systems would be advantageous

Good programming skills in R and/or Python/Perl/C++ are required and experience with high-throughput compute environments is advantageous

We expect strong English writing and communication skills and the ability for teamwork

We are looking forward to your application. Please submit your application until 12th May 2026, indicating your earliest possible starting date as well as the reference number 28447.

Additional Information:

For more details on the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Jan Heyckendorf ( / phone: +49-431-500-22223).