Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders) – T Cell Mechanobiology

Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders) – T Cell Mechanobiology

Specialty

Orthopedics and trauma surgery, Sports medicine

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Work time

full-time

Start date

Nächstmöglichst

Employment period

limited

Application deadline

31.08.2026

Deployment location Charité

Campus Charité Mitte

Jobcode

8030

Salary group

E13

Working at Charité

The Experimental Biophysics and Mechanobiology research group investigates how physical forces and nanoscale cell–material interactions regulate immune-cell functions. We combine quantitative cell biology, high-resolution microscopy, bioengineering, and data analysis within an interdisciplinary and international research environment.

Our research group is embedded within the research environment of the Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), the Julius Wolff Institute (JWI), and the BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT).

Overview of the position

You will independently conduct a research project investigating the mechanical regulation of T-cell activation. Your responsibilities will include:

-Establishing correlative super-resolution microscopy workflows

-Fabricating and characterizing nanoporous substrates

-Culturing primary T cells and performing functional assays

-Conducting quantitative image and data analysis and integrating the results with single-cell transcriptomic data

-Publishing and presenting research findings and providing scientific supervision to students

You will be employed as a research associate. In accordance with Section 110(4), sentence 3 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, academic staff are granted an appropriate proportion of their working time for their own further academic qualification.

What we are looking for

You have a degree in the field of biophysics, cell biology, immunology, bionengineering or a related field

You have already gained valuable professional experience in fluorescence or super-resolution microscopy and quantitative image analysis

You have experience with cell culture and immune cells; experience with flow cytometry is a plus, and you have programming skills, e.g., Python, MATLAB, or R

Your working style is characterised by an independent, structured approach to scientific work and excellent English skills

Charité offers you

Highly professional work environment in motivated and interdisciplinary teams

A future-oriented, varied and demanding position with a high grade of personal responsibility and personal decision making opportunities

Intercultural team events, well structured onboarding phase with kind team members

Extensive offers for inhouse training and professional development as well as further qualifications

Special offers in the areas of shopping, travel and sports

Bike leasing via 'JobRad' possible, bike repair workshop with subsidised price conditions for employees available

Additional pension program with a company wide pension scheme

Certification as a family friendly university and company since 2007 - You may find further information here

Consideration of personal wishes regarding the weekly working schedule

Information regarding the position

Paygrade E13 according to TVöD VKA-K. Your job grade depends on your job qualification whereas the experience level depends on the number of working years. The yearly gross salary is hereby provided based on a full time position excluding yearly bonus and additional pay. You may find further information here

Working hours is full-time with up to 38.5 hours per week

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