Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/x)

The Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on three research dimensions: Bio-prospecting, BioNano Tools, and Biomimetic Materials (see ). The Junior Research Group Leader will be part of a dynamic institute of TUD Dresden University of Technology situated on the Life Science Campus next to the Biotechnology Center, the DFG Cluster of Excellence "Physics of Life", the Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

The Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE), an institute of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) is seeking applications for a position as

Junior Research Group Leader (m/f/x) (subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 15 TV-L) starting as soon as possible . The position is initially limited to 3 years. Extension for additional two years is possible after positive evaluation. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG).

Tasks: The successful applicant will receive a dedicated research budget (for personnel, consumables and equipment) to independently establish and lead a scientifically independent and interdisciplinary research group. B CUBE offers an excellent scientific environment with career development support, state-of-the-art equipment, and dedicated laboratory and office space in a new research building. In addition, the Junior Research Group Leader will be encouraged and supported to acquire third party funding, e.g. from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Emmy-Noether program), European Union (ERC starting or consolidator grant) or the BMFTR (Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt). Publishing original research articles, contributing to the further development of B CUBE, and active participation in teaching are regular components of the junior research group leader’s duties.

Requirements:

applicants should hold a university and a PhD degree in a relevant field of life sciences - such as molecular genetics, molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, systems biology, biophysics, bioengineering or a closely related discipline - typically awarded within the past four years a research focus on synthetic biology or biological materials is highly desirable likewise, applicants working on bioengineering-related topics at the interface of biology with physics or chemistry are encouraged to apply. candidates are expected to have an excellent scientific track record in using experimental and/or computational approaches to analyze and engineer biological systems.

TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The University is a certified family-friendly university. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment.

Please send your application (CV, publication list, description of past achievements (max. one page), research proposal (max. three pages) and contact details for three referees) until May 21, 2026 (stamped arrival date or the time stamp on the email server of TUD applies) preferably via the TU Dresden SecureMail Portal by sending it as a single pdf file to [email protected] or to:

TU Dresden, B CUBE, Prof. Dr. Nils Kröger, Tatzberg 41, 01307 Dresden.

Please submit copies only, as your application will not be returned to you. Expenses incurred in attending interviews cannot be reimbursed.

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TU Dresden

Excellence – A matter close to our hearts

Excellence? Elitism? Opportunity or risk? The Excellence Programme, initially launched in 2005 by the German government has aroused passionate debate right from the start and still has the potential to polarise opinion.

TU Dresden (TUD) looks at it this way: excellence is all about performance and having the right attitude. For everyone here at TU Dresden – one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany since 2012 – it is also a matter very close to our hearts. Firstly because of the extra motivation and impetus generated, and secondly, because of the way we handle this role.

Our vision for the future can be summed up as follows: “Let us become one of the leading centres for research and teaching, with our own individual character and a special talent for networking, able to attract the best minds in Germany and from further afield.” After all, it is a well-known fact that excellence in research and teaching presupposes excellent conditions. Or, to put it figuratively, for excellent crop yields, you need the right soil and weather.

TU Dresden is a comprehensive university with 18 faculties and works in close collaboration with its top performers: three Clusters of Excellence, including the “Centre for Tactile Internet” (CeTI) , the Cluster “Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter” (ct.qmat) and the Cluster “Physics of Life” (PoL) . The guiding principle here is that strong individual elements become even stronger when they work together.

The vision for the future takes this principle beyond the confines of the university: with the research network DRESDEN-concept ( D resden R esearch and E ducation S ynergies for the D evelopment of E xcellence and N ovelty), TU Dresden has been creating an alliance of research and cultural facilities in the city, an “excellent playground for excellent people”. This bond is unique in Germany and has evolved over many years. It is not necessary to create anything new here, as it is simply a matter of building further storeys on top of an already solid structure. The measures envisaged as part of the DRESDEN-concept contribute to the overall development of TU Dresden and form an integral part of the university strategy.

Excellence is understood and practised in Dresden as an opportunity for the entire university, and in this spirit, TU Dresden takes those measures that lead to excellence – by the university, for the university – in cooperation with colleagues here and all over the world. But at the same time neither elitist nor exclusive. TUD’s excellence comes from the heart – from and for our about 32,400 students, 600 professors and about 8,400 members of staff. In this way, excellence becomes the basis, the objective, the approach and the driving force. And that’s why being a top performer can also be so rewarding and enjoyable.

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