The Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmacology, in the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Münster is seeking to fill the position of a
Doctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L)
preferably by January 1st, 2026. A part-time position (50 %) is offered for a fixed term of 3 years. Full-time employees are required to teach 4 hours per week during the semester. The Düfer Group is a team of passionate researchers focused on deciphering the pathological mechanisms leading to the metabolic disease diabetes mellitus. Our goal is to characterize signaling pathways and targets that are suitable for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches.
Your tasks:
- The position is designed to working towards a doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.)
- Pharmacological characterization of novel compounds modulating pathways involved in pancreatic islet cell failure and cellular senescence
- The further development of methods for the analysis of ion channel- or metabolism-regulated cellular phenotypes (electrophysiological, fluorescence-optical, expression assays)
- Writing scientific texts on the results obtained within the research project and their publication
- Participation in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students
Our expectations:
- A university degree in pharmacy or a university degree in the natural sciences in the field of life sciences with very good grades is required (university degree: state examination, master's degree)
- Practical experience in handling biological tissue is required
- Experience in the interpretation and presentation of pharmacological data is desirable
- Experience in researching pharmacological databases is required
- IT skills and very good written and spoken English skills are required
- Basic knowledge of the German language and the willingness to learn it is desirable for non-native speakers
Advantages for you:
- Appreciation, commitment, openness and respect – values which are important to us.
- Our broad range of diverse work-time models offers great flexibility – also when working from home.
- If you have family members or young children in your care, our Family Service Office offers concrete support to help you balance your private and professional responsibilities.
- As an educational institution, we are deeply committed to offering occupational training and continuing education opportunities tailored to your individual needs.
- From A – Z, Aikido to Zumba, our sport and health programmes ensure a healthy work-life balance.
- As a university employee, you are entitled to numerous benefits afforded to public servants, e.g. an attractive company pension scheme (VBL), an annual end-of-year bonus and a position that is shielded from economic fluctuations.
The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of sex, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions.
We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate.
If you habe any questions, please feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Martina Düfer (martina.duefer@uni-muenster.de) at any time, if you have additional questions.
Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 08.08.2025. Applications should be sent only by email and as a single PDF to martina.duefer@uni-muenster.de. Please note that we cannot accept other file formats.
Reference number: 2025_07_29
