Mol MicroErhardt lab

Open positions

Current advertisements, positions for PhD students and postdocs, and thesis projects for students.

Student assistant (studentische:r Beschäftigte:r) in molecular microbiology

Reference
2112/26/26
Apply by
21 Oct 2026
Hours
40 hours per month, 24 months
Pay
€15.08 per hour (from 1 Jan 2027: €15.90; from 1 Jan 2028: €16.06)

Tasks

  • Work in the Molecular Microbiology lab
  • Prepare and help with courses
  • Help with the acquisition and analysis of scientific data
  • Produce media in molecular microbiology

Requirements

  • Studies in biology
  • Knowledge of the usual office software
  • A microbiology, biochemistry or molecular biology module of the Bachelor specialisation or the Master's programme, completed with success, or a comparable qualification

Desirable

  • Knowledge of methods in molecular microbiology and bacterial genetics
  • English (level B2 or comparable)

Send your cover letter, CV and certificates as one PDF file and give the reference 2112/26/26. E-mail: Show e-mail address. The full advertisement (in German), with the notes on equal opportunities and data protection, is on the job portal of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

PhD students and postdocs

We advertise open positions on the job portal of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and on this page. We support applications for fellowships, for example from:

If you are interested in our research and no position is advertised, send Marc Erhardt a brief statement of interest and a CV. We then discuss the options, in particular for funding.

Bachelor’s and Master’s theses

Students who are interested in a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, a study project (Studienprojekt) or a project module send Marc Erhardt a brief statement of interest and a CV. State which research topic or which methods interest you. Our courses are listed on the teaching page.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Marc Erhardt
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Please send applications as a single PDF file.

What you learn here

Methods in current projects:

Bacterial genetics and genome engineeringProtein biochemistry and secretion assaysTIRF, SIM and STED microscopyMother-machine microfluidicsSingle-molecule trackingInfection assays with cultured host cellsPhage screensImage analysis in PythonBiophysical modellingCryo-EM and cryo-ET with collaborators