Senior Scientist

A permanent, half-time (20 hours/week) Senior Scientist position is available in the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research (research group Structural and Functional Botany).

Supported by a technical assistant, the successful candidate will be responsible for the operation, coordination, and maintenance of the department's Computer Tomography lab, which is currently equipped with two tomography systems (a Zeiss MicroXCT-200 and a Bruker SkyScan 1275). Main tasks will include technical management of the lab, problem solving, and communication with other researchers and off-site technical support. While the successful candidate will be involved in ongoing research, he or she will also have the possibility to develop own research projects. In addition, he/she is expected to engage in our research group's seminars and meetings, and to contribute to teaching activities (BSc and MSc curricula). - The Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research houses various research groups with botanical, zoological, evolutionary, and ecological foci. The Department offers a stimulating working environment and excellent research facilities including state-of-the-art laboratories for morphological as well as for molecular work. Research in Structural and Functional Botany is mainly concerned with floral structure and evolution as well as with palynology, both with extant and fossil plants. Supported by a technical assistant, the successful candidate will be responsible for the operation, coordination, and maintenance of the department's Computer Tomography lab, which is currently equipped with two tomography systems (a Zeiss MicroXCT-200 and a Bruker SkyScan 1275). Main tasks will include technical management of the lab, problem solving, and communication with other researchers and off-site technical support. While the successful candidate will be involved in ongoing research, he or she will also have the possibility to develop own research projects. In addition, he/she is expected to engage in our research group's seminars and meetings, and to contribute to teaching activities (BSc and MSc curricula). - The Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research houses various research groups with botanical, zoological, evolutionary, and ecological foci. The Department offers a stimulating working environment and excellent research facilities including state-of-the-art laboratories for morphological as well as for molecular work. Research in Structural and Functional Botany is mainly concerned with floral structure and evolution as well as with palynology, both with extant and fossil plants.