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Per 1. August 2025 oder nach Vereinbarung

Wie entsteht Leben aus Molekülen und Zellen? Diese zentrale Frage treibt uns an. Mit Neugier und Leidenschaft erforschen wir das ganze Spektrum – vom Atom bis zum Organismus. Das Biozentrum der Universität Basel ist eines der weltweit führenden Institute für Life Sciences. Mit 32 Gruppen und rund 500 Mitarbeitenden sind wir eine dynamische und internationale Forschungscommunity, die zahlreiche grundlegende Entdeckungen in Biologie und Medizin sowie mehrere Nobelpreisträger hervorgebracht hat. Werde Teil unserer Community!

Das PhD Student Office berät und unterstützt die Studierenden aus der ganzen Welt in allen Belangen des Internationalen PhD-Programms. Zusätzlich organisiert das PhD Office die PhD Fellowship Ausschreibungen von A-Z in enger Zusammenarbeit mit den Professoren des Biozentrums.

Wir suchen eine kommunikative und kundenorientierte Persönlichkeit, welche Freude am Kontakt mit jungen Menschen aus der ganzen Welt hat.

Ihre Aufgaben

In dieser abwechslungsreichen und spannenden Tätigkeit organisieren Sie selbständig die Biozentrum PhD Fellowship Interviewwochen, von der Ausschreibung bis zu den Social Events und Abendveranstaltungen. Ausserdem unterstützen Sie das PhD-Office bei der Beratung von PhD Studierenden, Organisation von On- und Offboard Meetings und weiteren administrativen Arbeiten.

Ihr Profil

Sie verfügen über eine kaufmännische Ausbildung und mehrere Jahre Berufserfahrung idealerweise im Hochschulbereich. Nebst stilsicherem Ausdruck in Wort und Schrift, sowohl in Englisch als auch in Deutsch, erwarten wir hohe Kompetenz im Umgang mit modernen Kommunikationsmitteln sowie einen sicheren Umgang mit Office Software.

Sie sind sehr kommunikativ, arbeiten gerne im Team und haben Freude daran Gastgeber zu sein und am Umgang mit Menschen aus der ganzen Welt? Sie zeichnen sich durch Ihre exakte, gut organisierte und vorausschauende Arbeitsweise aus und lieben es, neue Herausforderungen zu meistern? Es fällt Ihnen leicht, komplexe Zusammenhänge zu verstehen und auch in hektischen Situationen den Überblick zu bewahren und Verantwortung zu übernehmen? Dann sind Sie die Person, die wir suchen.

Was wir bieten

Wir sind ein aufgestelltes Team und pflegen eine persönliche, familiäre Atmosphäre. Wir bieten einer fröhlichen und verantwortungsbewussten Persönlichkeit eine interessante und abwechslungsreiche Tätigkeit in einem wissenschaftlichen und dynamischen Umfeld, sowie zeitgemässe Anstellungsbedingungen und Sozialleistungen im Rahmen der universitären Besoldungsordnung.

Bewerbung / Kontakt

Bitte bewerben Sie sich online mit einem Lebenslauf, einem Motivationsschreiben, Arbeitszeugnissen sowie dem Namen/der Adresse von zwei Referenzen.

Die Bewerbungen werden fortlaufend geprüft, bis die Stelle besetzt ist. Bitte beachten Sie, dass nur Online-Bewerbungen akzeptiert werden.

Weitere Auskunft erteilt Ihnen gerne Frau Angie Klarer, Tel. 061 207 21 60, angie.klarer@unibas.ch.

Starting immediately or upon agreement

How does life emerge from molecules and cells? This is the central question that motivates us. With curiosity and passion, we investigate the entire spectrum ranging from the atom to the organism. The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes. With 32 groups and 500 employees, we are a dynamic and international research community that has spawned many fundamental discoveries in biology and medicine as well as several Nobel Laureates. Become part of our community!

We are seeking two highly creative and motivated post-docs with outstanding graduate training.

Your position

Bacterial infections pose a major threat to human health. However, critical knowledge gaps remain regarding the localization, properties, and host interactions of pathogens within human tissues. These gaps hinder the development of physiologically relevant laboratory models for drug discovery. As part of the Swiss research network http://www.nccr-antiresist.ch/, the Bumann lab tackles these challenges by analyzing patient biopsies using advanced imaging techniques and mass spectrometry.

The post-docs will lead projects investigating how Staphylococcus aureus and mycobacteria manipulate infected host cells and tissue microenvironments in patient biopsies. The projects will employ established work-flows for multiplex immunohistochemistry, advanced feedback-driven imaging, image analysis, and visual proteomics. These efforts will be strongly supported by the outstanding core facilities at the Biozentrum, which offer state-of-the-art imaging and mass spectrometry platforms, along with expert technical support.

Postdocs in the lab will have the chance to mentor graduate students, undergrads, and other trainees, and will be given opportunities to participate in grant writing, peer review, and other career-building activities.

Your profile

Candidates should hold a PhD or be nearing their PhD defense date. We are seeking highly creative and motivated postdocs with broad interests in bacterial infections or advanced imaging/image analysis.

We offer

• cutting-edge research infrastructure and a highly international environment that provides numerous opportunities to learn more
• an exciting and stimulating work environment with extensive scientific collaborations within the institute, the AntiResist network, and worldwide

Basel is an international city with people from 150 nations. Located on the border where three countries meet - Switzerland-Germany- France -, it is Europe’s most important life sciences hub. Basel provides a high standard of living and a rich and varied cultural atmosphere.

Application / Contact

Please apply online with your CV and a brief description of your research experience and interests. References are not required at this stage but will be requested from finalists.

For further information, please contact dirk.bumann@unibas.ch

Starting August 2025 or as per agreement

How does life emerge from molecules and cells? This is the central question that motivates us. With curiosity and passion, we investigate the entire spectrum ranging from the atom to the organism. The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the world’s leading life sciences institutes. With 32 groups and 500 employees, we are a dynamic and international research community that has spawned many fundamental discoveries in biology and medicine as well as several Nobel Laureates. Become part of our community!

We are looking for an administrative assistant for two research groups.

Your responsibilities are

• Support of two research group leaders and their research group members in administrative and organizational matters
• Organization of courses, lectures and conferences, including communication and online system management related to these events
• Being in charge of updating and maintaining databases
• Support in personnel and financial administration
• Planning, organization and documentation of meetings
• Planning and accounting of business trips
• Assistance to foreign visiting scientists

Your profile

• Completed commercial training or University degree in the natural sciences
• Several years of experience in administration in an interdisciplinary environment
• Excellent knowledge of German and English, both written and spoken
• Excellent handling of office software and online tools
• Flexible in learning new tasks and adjust to changing environment

We are looking for a person who enjoys supporting and thereby enabling modern research as a member of a scientific team. Since you would be an important contact person, it is essential that you are on site at least three days a week.Do you work in a goal-oriented, forward-looking and prudent manner, are a team player, reliable, well organized and used to working independently on a defined project? Do you react confidently and flexibly to the diverse demands of the university research environment? Do you enjoy interacting with people from all over the world? Then you are the person we are looking for.

We offer

We offer an exciting job as a member of our research groups with interactions to other administrative assistants, as well as contemporary employment conditions and social benefits within the framework of the university salary scale. Access to sports programs and fitness facilities, well-established services for balancing career and family (e.g. childcare, modern parenthood regulations and more) and numerous courses for training and development are also available to you.

Application / Contact

Please apply online with a CV, letter of motivation, reference letters if available to you, and the name/address of at least two references for contact.
Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please note that only online applications via the application portal will be accepted.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Gabi Lichtenhahn, HR Biozentrum, 061 207 23 81, gabi.lichtenhahn@unibas.ch.

Excellent students from all over the world are encouraged to apply for the prestigious "Biozentrum PhD Fellowships" program. The aim of the fellowships which are sponsored by the Werner Siemens-Foundation and the University of Basel is to select and promote highly talented graduate students in the area of Life Sciences. The fellowships offer direct access to the PhD program of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, additional financial support, a rotation-based selection of the research group, and support for the attendance of scientific meetings and courses during the PhD.