Scientific Assistant position; m​/f​/d in Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance Microbiology

You will

support a project team investigating the sources and impact of micropollutants and antibiotic resistant bacteria in sewer overflows. You will help to develop new approaches to evaluate these sources of contamination in rivers and to assess possible interventions. Your role will be to analyze antibiotic resistance in sewer overflows and an impacted river. You will be conducting sampling campaigns and perform laboratory analyses to measure the abundance of antibiotic resistance.

The successful candidate will work in the group of Dr. Helmut Bürgmann, whose focuses on research on complex microbial communities in aquatic systems. The project will be conducted in collaboration with and her team in the Urban Water Management department. The position is funded for 12 months at 100%.

holding a MSc. or BSc. (or equivalent) degree with training in environmental microbiology or adjacent fields and are excited about research in environmental microbiology and public health topics. You have experience in microbial molecular ecology techniques like DNA extraction, quantitative PCR and preparing samples for microbial analysis or metagenomic sequencing. You also enjoy doing field work in and around aquatic systems or urban environments.

You are able to analyze and visualize data, contribute to writing scientific reports and to present your results to stakeholders and scientific audiences. You enjoy working and communicating in a team. Good knowledge of German and English is desirable, a driving license is helpful.

we have a working environment in which people with different experiences, strengths, and perspectives can fully contribute and further develop. Here, you can help us advance! We promote genuine participation, exchange, and mutual understanding. We create structures that enable the compatibility of work and other areas of life, such as care work, and continuously make efforts to reduce barriers.

The screening of applicants will begin immediately. Please include a cover letter with a concise statement about your interest in the project, and your previous relevant experience, a curriculum vitae, academic qualifications (including course transcripts), names and contact information of up to 3 references (please do not include letters with the application). To reduce bias in the application process, please do not include a photo.

The preferred starting date is 1 April 2026.