Main tasks

Cancer undergoes a complex parasitic evolution, continuously evading immune system detection while orchestrating profound changes in its surrounding microenvironment, known as the tumor microenvironment (TME). Beyond intrinsic tumor factors, host-related elements—such as the microbiota, microbiota-derived metabolites, diet, and hormones—collectively referred to as the macroenvironment, play a pivotal role in shaping the TME and potentially exacerbating cancer progression. Our aim is to better understand the role of the tumor macroenvironment in therapy resistance and tumor initiation by conducting clinical trials and analyzing human samples.

Your tasks:

• processing various human samples - including blood, tissue, saliva, and stool
• coordinating the processing and storage of these samples
• contributing to data analysis
• improving existing workflows

Your Profile

• Completed vocational training as a medical technologist for laboratory analysis (MTL/MTLA) or
• Completed vocational training as a biological-technical assistant (BTA), chemical-technical assistant (CTA) Technical Assistant (CTA), Biological Laboratory Technician or completed university degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Life Science, Molecular Biology or technically applied biology or a completed scientific university degree in Biology or Molecular Life Science with several years of professional experience
• Experience in processing human samples, performing PCR, organizing a laboratory
• Proficiency in maintaining instruments such as LC/MS systems is preferred

Immunity status

Our Offer

• Attractive compensation according to TVöD/VKA
• Secure employment with meaningful work and respectful collaboration
• Comprehensive onboarding and open knowledge exchange within the team
• Extensive training and further education programs at our UKE Academy for Education and Careers
• Opportunities to contribute to our “UKE INside” personnel policy through cross-professional and cross-hierarchical projects
• Sustainable travel: subsidies for the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, and Dr. Bike bicycle service
• Family-friendly working environment: cooperation on childcare, free vacation childcare, advice for employees with relatives in need of care
• Excellent health, wellness, and sports programs
• A wide range of dining options in our staff restaurant, with additional choices available at the “Health Kitchen” cafés, bistros, and an on-site supermarket
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and equipment
• Weekly one-on-one meetings with the PI to ensure guidance and progress
• Daily scientific exchange through lab meetings, topic meetings, and journal clubs
• A dynamic, interdisciplinary team of scientists from diverse fields including medicine, biology, microbiology, and physiology

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About us

We live diversity and value variety

We offer a work environment that provides equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual identity, disability, ethnic and social origin, or religion. This is confirmed by our accession to the Charter of Diversity. We explicitly aim to increase the proportion of women in management positions, especially among scientific personnel in research and teaching. Women with equal qualifications will be given priority. The same applies in the case of under-representation of one gender in the advertised area. Persons with severe disabilities with equal aptitude, competence, and professional performance will be given priority.

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