The Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena is a federal and state government-funded research institute and member of the Leibniz Association (Leibniz-Gemeinschaft). FLI’ s internationally visible and highly competitive research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of aging and associated age-related diseases. Scientists from over 40 countries are currently investigating the molecular mechanisms of aging and the occurrence of age-related diseases. Our aim is to create the basis for new approaches in medicine as a way to improve the health of the elderly (www.leibniz-fli.de).

The research group led by Prof. Dr. Dario Riccardo Valenzano at FLI is currently looking for a highly motivated and talented Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/x) to join their team:

Postdoc in Microbiome (m/f/x)

Research focus of the Lab: The Valenzano Lab investigates the genetic and ecological factors involved invertebrate survival and aging. We study the cross-talk between immune system and the microbiome during organismal aging. Our experimental and analytical ap-proaches include genetic mapping, comparative genomics, population genetics, cell culture, transgenesis and numerical simulations.

Tasks and Challenges:

This candidate will explore microbiome-host interactions during aging, a core research team in the Valenzano group. This work will be integrated as part of the research focus “functional microbiome interactions in aging”, which consists of four research teams at the FLI. The candidate is asked to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, which involves molecular cloning, culturomics, classical microbiology, as well as high-throughput screening of microbial isolates, phage isolation and microbial metagenomics. The candidate is expected to be scientifically independent, able to plan, discuss and communicate at high level all aspects of the project, including data analysis.

Requirements:

• PhD in Biology, Life Science, Biomedicine, or equivalent.
• Genuine interest in pursuing independent academic career
• Experience in microbiology, culturomics, high-throughput screening, molecular biology of aging, and/or genomics
• Excellent spoken and written English
• FELASA-equivalente certification and experience inanimal experiment planning is a plus, but not aprerequisite

We offer:

• The candidate will be integrated in a world-leading research institute focused on biology of aging. The Valenzano lab is at the forefront at the study of host-microbiome interactions during vertebrate aging and has pioneered the use of the African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) in aging research.

Access to multiple state-of-the-art facilities. Our work is embedded in the Beutenberg Campus, an interdisciplinary base for innovative research.

• A position integrated in the FLI PostDoc Network. The Network promotes interdisciplinary collaborations involving clinician scientists, basic scientists and bioinformaticians and supports career development and postdoctoral training courses.
• The contract conditions and the salary will be according to the collective labour agreement for public service employees of the federal states of Germany (TV-L E13) for 2 years initially, with the possibility of extension.

Flexible working time, a family friendly working environment that provides a healthy work-life balance, company health management including support for child care solutions and dual career options.

We provide support with various qualification and further training opportunities, use of the Haufe knowledge databases and the Haufe learning platform with numerous different online courses.

Application:

Please apply online through the FLI application portal by 15.10.2023 and provide a cover letter, your CV, your degrees and the names and contacts of up to 4 referees.

Applications will be analyzed regarding skills, competences and qualifications. All qualified persons, regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity or other classification protected by law will receive consideration for employment.

The German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) is a member of the Leibniz Association. The institute’s mission is to conduct experimental and clinical research in the field of nutrition and health, with the aim of understanding the molecular basis of nutrition-dependent diseases, and of developing new strategies for treatment and prevention (https://www.dife.de/en/).

The Junior Research Group Muscle Physiology and Metabolism (MPM) is inviting applications for one

Postdoc (m/f/div)

starting in January 2024.

Your Mission:

Obesity and its metabolic complications such as type 2 diabetes plague our healthcare system. While recent advances in pharmacotherapy are promising to treat obesity, cost-effective and widely available solutions are lacking. Interestingly, dietary intake of special lipids called medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which are fatty acids consisting of 8–12 carbon atoms, has been shown to increase energy expenditure, to limit food intake, and to improve insulin resistance. We very recently found that intake of a small amount of MCFAs can help prevent insulin resistance in humans overfed with a high-fat diet. Despite these diverse systemic metabolic benefits, the mechanisms for how MCFAs achieve these effects are completely unknown.

Using cell culture techniques and in vivo experimentation with transgenic mice, it will be your mission to investigate the mode-of-action for how MCFAs benefit health. This work has the potential to uncover new pathways within or among different organs that can be discreetly targeted to elicit distinct, personalized metabolic benefits to treat and/or prevent metabolic diseases.

Your Skills and Requirements:

• Excellent PhD in life sciences, biology, biochemistry, or similar
• Experience in conducting animal studies within the area of nutrition or metabolism
• Experience in working with cell culture
• Laboratory skills related to metabolism, biochemistry, and molecular biology
• Experience with data analyses, interpretation, and presentation
• Curious mindset, intrinsic motivation, and ability to work independently in an interactive research environment
• Excellent English language skills

Our Offer:

• Innovative research focused on understanding human metabolic complications
• Working in a vibrating and scientifically stimulating environment
• Excellent facilities and state-of-the-art equipment for metabolic and nutrition research
• Excellent academic networking opportunities (nationally and internationally)
• High degree of autonomy and flexibility
• Support in developing management and grant writing skills
• Support mobility with a jobticket for using the public transport

The advertised position is initially available for a duration of three years. The level of salary will be determined on the basis of standard / tariff conditions, present qualifications, and professional experience (TV-L, level E 13).

We are looking forward to your application!

Kindly submit your documents (cover letter detailing your motivation, CV, work and degree certificates, and references) with reference number 2023_W06_AP in one PDF file by e-mail to jobs@dife.de.

Apply now ⟶

For further information please do not hesitate to contact:

Dr. Maximilian Kleinert Head of the Junior Research Group Muscle Physiology and Metabolism E-mail: maximilian.kleinert@dife.de

By submitting your application documents, you grant us the right to collect, process, and use your personal data exclusively for the application selection process. For further information about your rights according to the data protection law, please contact the department Human Resources and Social Services (jobs@dife.de).

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of

Professor

in » Architecture of Urban Density «

W2 Tenure Track Assistant Professor (with tenure track to W3) or W3 Associate/Full Professor; to begin in summer semester 2024.

Scientific environment

The professorship will be assigned to the Department of Architecture within the TUM School of Engineering and Design. We design systems, structures, and spaces. Our vision is to successfully combine design practice with research. The department is well-connected with the engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. Supervision of media-based PhDs is mandatory. We seek to appoint an expert in the research area of Architecture with a focus on the transformation of the built environment in high-density living spaces with sustainable, circular and social approaches. We expect specific approaches to practice-based research and methodology teaching in architecture. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the university’s bachelor and master programs, especially in architecture.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated excellent achievements in research, teaching and creative practice in an internationally recognized scientific environment, relative to the relevant career level. We also expect a visible professional practice in the architecture and construction industry (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty- recruiting-faq/ for further information).

A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad as well as full commitment to do interdisciplinary research is expected. Furthermore, the proven ability to gain and to lead cooperative research projects and experience in the creative industries is also required.

Our Offer

Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM offers a merit-based academic career path for tenure track faculty from Assistant Professor through a permanent position as Associate Professor, and on to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply. TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community, embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English serving as a common interface for scientific interaction.

TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits. The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists the relocation and integration of new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.

Your Application

TUM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications and scientific performance as other candidates will be given preference. Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please send your application no later than 31 October 2023 to the Dean of Engineering and Design, Prof. Christoph Gehlen via our recruitment portal: www.recruit.tum.de.

The TH Köln is among the most innovative Universities of Applied Sciences. We offer 25,000 students and 1,000 scientists and researchers from Germany, Europe, and across the world an inspiring learning, research and working environment in engineering, the humanities, social and natural sciences. TH Köln stands for social innovation – with this approach, we meet current and future challenges of society. Our interdisciplinary thinking and acting and our local, national, and international activities make us an appreciated and valued partner for cooperation

Professorship in Game Informatics

W 2 | unlimited | full time | Faculty of Cultural Sciences | Köln-Mülheim

Your area of work The successful candidate will represent the interdisciplinary field of ‘Game Informatics’ in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs at the Cologne Game Lab of the Faculty of Cultural Studies. The successful candidate will teach and research the fundamentals of graphics programming, game logic, sound programming, network programming, engine design and programming, Multiuser Experiences, and Immersive Media (VR, AR, Mixed Reality). You will be teaching Game Artists, Game Designers, and Game Programmers in BA and MA programs, who require fundamental and advanced knowledge in the field of technical implementation of digital games. You will closely supervise BA and MA students and cooperate in interdisciplinary teaching and research with other major fields of study. All lectures, seminars, and projects will be held in English. The successful candidates research activities will strengthen the institute's research profile, and you will actively pursue thirdparty funding. The development of and participation in interdisciplinary research projects of nonlinear audio-visual media with partners inside and outside the university and the supervision of cooperative Ph.D. projects are particularly desired. In addition to teaching and research, successful candidates responsibilities will include committed participation in curricular planning and the further development of existing and future courses. You will actively participate in the self-administration of the faculty and the management of the institute.

Your profile The successful candidate hold a Ph.D. or doctorate in computer science and are an internationally recognized expert in the field of ‘Game Informatics.’ You have an outstanding track record in academic research and publication and at least three years of professional experience outside the university in relevant areas such as the development of entertainment- and/or serious games. Ideally, the successful candidate will already have experience in teaching and the supervision of art-related educational processes and are willing to embrace interdisciplinary cooperation in teaching and research. The successful candidate are fluent in English and have an international network in teaching and researching digital games and/or within the games industry.

We foster a culture of empowerment and cooperation. International science standards, gender equality and inclusion are the guiding principles of our human resources development. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and seek to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Thus, applications from women are given priority in case of equal suitability, qualification and professional expertise in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). Disabled persons and persons with comparable status are also given preference in case of equal suitability. Further information regarding the job profile, appointment process and application is available here .

Your contact person for questions regarding your subject: Prof. Dr. Björn Bartholdy T: + 49 221 8275 3236 E: bjoern.bartholdy@th-koeln.de

We look forward to receiving your application! Application deadline: Sep 26, 2023

Your contact person for questions about the procedure: Christiane Schnuer T: + 49 221 8275 3508 www.th-koeln.de/jobvacancies Legal notice

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites applications for the position of

Professor

in » Experimental Exercise Science «

W3 Associate or Full Professor; to begin as soon as possible.

Scientific environment

The new TUM Campus in the Olympic Park is one of Europe’s most modern sports and health sciences facilities. The scientific environment in the Department and at the Technical University of Munich is characterized by strong interdisciplinary structures. The professorship is assigned to the TUM School of Medicine and Health in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences. Collaborations with the TUM School of Life Sciences, the Helmholtz Munich, and a Center for Health & Medicine in Society membership are anticipated. The primary focus of the Department of Health and Sport Sciences is to explore the relationship between physical activity and health in prevention research, with the ultimate goal of improving human health and well-being.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include research and teaching as well as the promotion of early-career scientists. We seek to appoint an exercise science expert focusing on evidence-based basic research with effective translation into practice for the prevention and risk reduction of chronic diseases. A further emphasis should be on planning and optimizing individual exercise programs to maintain or improve physical performance. Teaching responsibilities include courses in the teaching of exercise science in the bachelor's and master's degree programs at TUM, especially in the Department of Health and Sport Sciences. The teaching content takes the entire life span of the human being into account, with a particular focus on preventive aspects in childhood and adolescence and in adults.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated excellent achievements in research and teaching in an internationally recognized scientific environment relative to the relevant career level (please see www.tum.de/en/faculty-recruiting-faq/ for further information). A university degree and an outstanding doctoral degree or equivalent scientific qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude, are prerequisites. Substantial research experience abroad is expected.

Our Offer

Based on the best international standards and transparent performance criteria, TUM offers a merit-based academic career path for tenure track faculty from a permanent position as Associate Professor to Full Professor. The regulations of the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System apply. TUM provides excellent working conditions in a lively scientific community embedded in the vibrant research environment of the Greater Munich Area. The TUM environment is multicultural, with English as a standard interface for scientific interaction. TUM offers attractive and performance-based salary conditions and social benefits.

The TUM Munich Dual Career Office (MDCO) provides tailored career consulting to the partners of newly appointed professors. The MDCO assists in relocating and integrating new professors, their partners and accompanying family members.

Your Application

TUM is an equal-opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from women. The position is suitable for disabled persons. Disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications and scientific performance as other candidates will be given preference. Application documents should be submitted in accordance with TUM’s application guidelines for professors. These guidelines and detailed information about the TUM Faculty Recruitment and Career System are available at www.tum.de/faculty-recruiting. Here you will also find TUM’s information on collecting and processing personal data as part of the application process.

Please send your application by 17 October 2023 to the Dean of the Faculty for Sports and Health Sciences, Prof. Renate Oberhoffer-Fritz, via the TUM appointment portal: www.recruit.tum.de.

Die TH Köln zählt zu den innovativsten Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Wir bieten 27.000 Studierenden sowie 1.000 Wissenschaftler*innen aus dem In- und Ausland ein inspirierendes Lern-, Forschungs- und Arbeitsumfeld in den Ingenieur-, Geistes-, Gesellschafts- und Naturwissenschaften. Die TH Köln gestaltet Soziale Innovation – mit diesem Anspruch begegnen wir den Herausforderungen der Gesellschaft. Unser interdisziplinäres Denken und Handeln, unsere regionalen, nationalen und internationalen Aktivitäten machen uns in vielen Bereichen zur geschätzten Kooperationspartnerin.

Professorship for Smart Mobility ComponentsW 2 | unlimited | full time | Faculty of Information, Media and Electrical Engineering | Campus Deutz

Your area of work In teaching, the successful candidate will represent basic subjects and the field of Smart Mobility Components in the bachelor's and master's degree programs of the faculty. The successful candidate hold lectures in German and English. With your research activities you strengthen the profile of the faculty and actively attract third-party funding. You actively participate in the self-administration and are willing to take on responsibility here.

Your profile The successful candidate has completed a university degree in a STEM subject and a doctorate, preferably in computer science with a focus on Smart Mobility Components. You have several years of professional experience in the field of Smart Mobility Components, preferably with a research focus, and are well networked there. Ideally, you have already gained experience in teaching. You have the ability to align your own thinking and actions with the long-term goals of the university as well as the ability to reliably develop solutions in an interdisciplinary manner.

We foster a culture of empowerment and cooperation. International science standards, gender equality and inclusion are the guiding principles of our human resources development. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and seek to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Thus, applications from women are given priority in case of equal suitability, qualification and professional expertise in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). Disabled persons and persons with comparable status are also given preference in case of equal suitability. Further information regarding the job profile, appointment process and application is available here .

Your contact person for questions regarding your subject: Prof. Dr. Beate Rhein T: +49 221-8275-2291 E: beate.rhein@th-koeln.de

We look forward to receiving your application! Application deadline: Sep 26, 2023

Your contact person for questions about the procedure: Christiane Schnuer T: + 49 221 8275 3508 www.th-koeln.de/jobvacancies Legal notice

The TH Köln is among the most innovative Universities of Applied Sciences. We offer 27,000 students and 1,000 scientists and researchers from Germany, Europe, and across the world an inspiring learning, research and working environment in engineering, the humanities, social and natural sciences. TH Köln stands for social innovation – with this approach, we meet current and future challenges of society. Our interdisciplinary thinking and acting and our local, national, and international activities make us an appreciated and valued partner for cooperation.

Professorship for Artificial Intelligence EngineeringW 2 | unlimited | full time | Faculty of Information, Media and Electrical Engineering | Campus Deutz

Your area of work In teaching, they represent the area of responsibility in the bachelor's and master's degree programs of the faculty. You hold lectures in German and English. With your research activities you strengthen the profile of the faculty and actively attract third-party funding. You actively participate in the self-administration and are willing to take on responsibility here.

Your profile The successful candidate has a university degree in a STEM subject and a PhD, preferably in computer science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. The successful candidate deal with Artificial Intelligence in theory and practice and can convincingly represent the conception of performant, efficient, fine-tuned, and production-ready AI-based systems in teaching and research as well as their implementation on suitable hardware and software infrastructures. Ideally, the successful candidate has already gained experience in teaching. You can align your own ideas and actions with the long-term goals of TH Köln and you have the ability to reliably develop solutions in an interdisciplinary and work-sharing manner.

We foster a culture of empowerment and cooperation. International science standards, gender equality and inclusion are the guiding principles of our human resources development. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and seek to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Thus, applications from women are given priority in case of equal suitability, qualification and professional expertise in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz). Disabled persons and persons with comparable status are also given preference in case of equal suitability. Further information regarding the job profile, appointment process and application is available here .

Your contact person for questions regarding your subject: Prof. Dr. René Wörzberger T: +49 221-8275-4324 E: rene.woerzberger@th-koeln.de

We look forward to receiving your application! Application deadline: Sep 26, 2023

Your contact person for questions about the procedure: Christiane Schnuer T: + 49 221 8275 3508 www.th-koeln.de/jobvacancies Legal notice

Job-ID: 0076/23 | Department: Materials Research | Salary: as per tariff (TV-L) | Working Time: 40h/week (part-time work option) | Limitation: initially 2 years with option of extension for three more years | Starting Date: as soon as possible

IHP is an institute of the Leibniz Association and conducts research and development of silicon-based systems and ultra high-frequency circuits and technologies including new materials. It develops innovative solutions for application areas such as wireless and broadband communication, security, medical technology, industry 4.0, automotive industry, and aerospace. IHP employs approximately 380 people. It operates a pilot line for technological developments and the preparation of high-speed circuits with 0.13/0.25 µm-SiGe-BiCMOS technologies, located in a 1500 m² cleanroom that meets the highest industrial nanotechnology requirements.

The position:

As a member of the research team “Semiconductor Optoelectronics” within the department Materials Research you will contribute to research into the field of plasmonic devices for sensing. Your tasks will include the design of plasmonic nano-antennas or nanostructures, the analysis of FTIR and ellipsometry data, and the development of a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interopable and Reusable) system of theoretical and experimental results, uniformizing the data analysis platform into a common language. An international team of 10 scientists including very experienced scientists as well as several PhD students is looking forward to you. Flat hierarchies and mutual support are important to us. We see diversity of perspectives as a great advantage for our team.

Your project:

The project at IHP is intended to develop a concept for IHP to identify suitable materials, devices and technologies for the application in future plasmonic device for sensors.  A strong interaction with the project manager, laboratory responsible and the entire technologies team at IHP is expected, not only for data analysis, but also for data management. Moreover, an intense collaboration with BTU Cottbus and several international collaborators is planned.

Your qualifications:

You hold a PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable study area. You are already experienced in FEM calculation, FDTD, COMSOL, LUMERICAL, Matlab and Python. You developed data analysis and interpretation of FTIR spectra, and have a strong background in Semiconductor Physics, Optics and Photonics. We are looking for a team member, who is able to structure his or her own work and to bring a well-organized and systematic way of working into the cooperation with creative minds. In this position, you need to be a strong team player. You are an ideal match for this position, when you have experimental, analytical and problem-solving skills, very strong communicative skills and the ability to quickly learn how to operate the latest technical equipment including various software. It is necessary that you confidently handle the English language. Knowledge of the German language is welcome. The consolidating of German language skills is expected and highly encouraged, for example in in-house language courses and intensive courses.

Our Offer:

Do research in a challenging, multinational environment giving you excellent career opportunities. You will have the chance to establish international reputation at the edge of top-notch technologies. An orientation guide will help you to quickly integrate into the institute and to familiarize yourself with the field.

It is important to us to support the individual career developments (e.g. conferences, advanced trainings) as well as the personal needs of our employees by offering flexible working hours and the possibility to work off-site. The compatibility of work and family is highly valued. More information about our scientific excellence and the working environment at IHP can be found on our website.

IHP is TOTAL E-QUALITY-certified for equal opportunities for women and men at work and actively pursues the equality of all gender and all groups of people. We promote the professional development of women and strongly encourage them to apply. Disabled applicants, qualified according to the above criteria, will be given preference over other candidates with equivalent relevant qualifications.

Further advantages:

30 days holiday | special annual payment | Company pension scheme (VBL) | Flexible working hours, also part-time (no core working hours) | Possibility to work up to 40 % independent of location according to company agreement | Parent-child room as a possibility to work with a child in case of childcare bottlenecks | A wide range of further training opportunities in-house or within the framework of business trips | Discounted company ticket with monthly allowance of € 15 for various fare zones | Good transport connections, free parking at the institute | Canteen with breakfast and lunch | On-site health services | Company family and care guides | Free, confidential counselling by an external service provider in a wide variety of challenging private or professional situations, for example on how to reconcile work and family life or in psychosocial emergencies | Structured induction and actively supported integration into the institute (welcome workshop, intercultural workshop, joint leisure activities)

Your application:

Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our online application form.

For further information regarding the position please contact Dr. O. Skibitzki: career@ihp-microelectronics.com.