Technische Universität Berlin
Tech­ni­sche Uni­ver­si­tät Ber­lin Faculty III - Process Sciences, Institut für Biotechnologie - Angewandte Biochemie

Student assistant (40 hours per month)

Your responsibility

The work is being carried out as part of the funded third-party project "Immunotherapy for pancreas cancer", which focuses on the treatment of pancreatic carcinomas using oncolytic Coxsackie B3 viruses. Supporting activities under supervision for the following tasks:

The student assistant will assist with virological, molecular biological, histological, and immunological analyses. This includes:

  • sample collection (10 %)
  • transport and cataloging of samples (10 %)
  • virological (Paque assay, TCID50 assay) (30 %)
  • molecular biological (cell culture, RNA processing, PCR, RT-PCR) (30 %)
  • histological (preparation of tissue sections and tissue staining) (10 %)
  • immunological examinations (FACS analyses, immunoassays, RT-PCRs) (10 %)

Your profile

Must:

  • Knowledge of cell culture and molecular biology work
  • Good knowledge of German and/or English required; willingness to acquire the respective missing language skills

Can:

  • Experience in working with Coxsackieviruses and mice

How to apply

Party responsible for specialist area / point of contact for job posting: Dr. Henry Fechner / E-Mail: henry.fechner@tu-berlin.de
Period of employment: 01.12.2025 - 30.06.2026
Apply to: henry.fechner@tu-berlin.de

Please submit your written application including cover letter, your CV, certificate of enrollment, and where applicable, current transcript of records, with the reference number to the place of employment indicated above.
In the interest of promoting equality opportunities for men and women, applications from women with suitable qualifications are particularly encouraged.

Facts

Category Student assistant
Location Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Charlottenburg
Area of responsibility Natural sciences, Social sciences and health, Academia and research
Start date (earliest) 01.12.2025
Duration 01.12.2025 - 30.06.2026
Full/Part-time 40 hours per month
Remuneration 14.32 euros/hour
Homepage https://www.tu.berlin/en/

Requirements

Field of study Health and medicine, Natural sciences and mathematics

Apply

Application deadline 03.09.2025
Reference number III-SB-0061-2025
By email henry.fechner@tu-berlin.de