The University of Koblenz is the youngest university in Germany – while also preserving a long-standing academic tradition. A multitude

of transdisciplinary research projects spanning several institutions concentrated on a com-pact campus favourably affects our univer-

sity routine. As the interdisciplinary university in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate with more than 9,400 students, we live the

knowledge – transformation – innovation triad in our four profile areas “Education”, “Computer Science”, “Culture and its Mediation”

as well as “Material and Environment”. We provide and conduct state-of-the-art teacher-training studies for all school types and main-

tain the transfer of our research results to civic society and regional businesses in a resilient and sustainable way. Join an aspiring

university community and aid in advancing our further growth!

A Ph.D. position in Plankton Ecology is available in the newly es-

tablished working group “Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis” led by

Prof. Dr. Kenneth Dumack. This professorship was established

with financial support from the Federal Institute of Hydrology

and the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV). The part-time po-

sition (50%) is limited to three years, in accordance with the pro-

visions of the German Act on Temporary Scientific Contracts

(Wissenschaftszeitrvetragsgesetz).

Teaching responsibilities are defined by the regulations of the

Rhineland-Palatinate Higher Education Teaching Obligation Or-

dinance (HLehrVO).

This position provides access to cutting-edge molecular, bio-

chemical, and ecological tools to explore interactions of algae

(diatoms & cyanobacteria) with their protist parasites. We wel-

come applicants who are excited to link aquatic protistology, mi-

crobial ecology, evolution, and structural biochemistry to inform

sustainable water management with broad environmental rele-

vance. The candidate will work primarily in wet lab conditions,

including methods such as culturing, (fluorescence) microscopy,

infection experiments, and protein biochemistry, but further in-

cludes the drylab analyses of self-generated data with statistical

tools commonly used in microbial ecology. The candidate will

work on microbial communities stemming from marine (dia-

toms) and freshwater (cyanobacteria) habitats. This position is

situated at the interface of fundamental research and applied

water management, and is founded on a close collaboration be-

tween the University of Koblenz and the Federal Institute of Hy-

drology. More information about the working group is available

at www.kennethdumack.de.

Further academic qualification (doctorate) is part of the job and

is strongly supported.

Responsibilities: ?

Participation in research, teaching, and academic self-admin-

istration ?

Involvement in sampling and field excursions ?

Presentation of research results at scientific conferences

and in peer-reviewed journals

Qualifications: ?

A successfully completed university degree (except for a

bachelor's degree) ?

Preference will be given to candidates with solid experience

working with microbial eukaryotes (protists and/or algae),

their viruses, or plankton in general ?

Knowledge of microscopical & cell biological methods for

functional characterization of microbial processes is desirable

What we offer: ?

Integration into a research-active, well-networked environ-

ment with good infrastructure. ?

A stimulating and varied range of responsibilities within a

collegial team that values open communication ?

Remuneration according to pay group 13 TV-L. ?

Usual social benefits in the general public sector according

to TV-L (annual special payment, pension scheme (VBL)). ?

Compatibility of family and work, flexible working hours ?

Varied sports program with health-promoting offers. ?

Extensive opportunities for further education and training.

The University of Koblenz welcomes applications from all age

groups, regardless of gender identity, disability, ethnic or cultural

background, religion, ideology or sexual orientation. We aim to

increase the proportion of women and are therefore particularly

interested in applications from women. In the event of under-

representation, women with equivalent aptitude and qualifica-

tions will be given preferential consideration. Severely handi-

capped persons will be given preferential consideration if their

professional and personal qualifications are otherwise equal.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Kenneth Du-

mack (Mail: kenneth.dumack@uni-koblenz.de)

Please, send your informative documents by 14.08.2025, quoting

the reference number 097/2025, exclusively by e-mail in one

PDF file to: bewerbung@uni-koblenz.de.

Please, refrain from sending in application photos. At the end of

the procedure, the application documents will be destroyed in

compliance with data protection regulations.

www.uni-koblenz.de/karriere

We are seeking to fill the position of

Research associate with doctorate opportunity (m/f/d)
at the Institute for Integrated Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Aquatic

Ecosystem Analysis Working Group