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The Institute of Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a

Lecturer (Akademische Rätin/Akademischer Rat) (salary level A 13 LBesO)

is to be filled as of 1 July 2026. This is a permanent full-time position. The teaching load comprises nine semester hours per week (9 SWS).

Your tasks:

This position is responsible for teaching courses and organizing exams for the Bachelor's program in Biosciences, as well as the Master's programs in Molecular Biomedicine and Biosciences. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to design and teach new courses in the area of data analysis using modern bioinformatics approaches.

Participation in the institute's research activities is expected, also through independent research and the acquisition of third-party funding.

Furthermore, the position holder will assume key organizational responsibilities within the Institute (e.g., equipment and infrastructure management, laboratory safety).

Our expectations:

• Completed university degree and doctoral degree in biology, chemistry, physics, or bioinformatics.
• Successful research work as a postdoctoral fellow in the field of cell biology, physiology, or AI-guided data analysis.
• Experience in the design and delivery of independent university-level teaching.
• Excellent command of English, strong organizational and communication skills, and a high degree of independence.
• Experience with AI-based data analysis or modeling approaches is explicitly desired.
• German language skills or the willingness to learn it is required.

To obtain civil-servant status (in accordance with § 41 LVO), candidates must be employed in a full-time position lasting three years and six months following his/her studies or lasting one year following the conferral of his/her doctoral degree. If the candidate has not yet fulfilled this prerequisite, he/she can be hired as a regular employee (EG 13 TV-L) with the option of obtaining civil-servant status at a later time. If the candidate fails to meet the other criteria for obtaining civil-servant status, he/she can remain employed permanently as a regular employee.

Advantages for you:

The Institute of Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology () provides a wide range of development opportunities in the fields of cell biology and physiology. Research activities span analyses at the molecular level, investigations of specific tissues, and in vivo studies in diverse model organisms. The Institute’s research groups are strongly interconnected, for example within the Collaborative Research Centre 1348 “Dynamic Cellular Interfaces”, offering excellent conditions for national and international collaborations as well as independent research.

The University of Münster strongly supports . 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 have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff ().

Are you interested? We look forward to receiving you application via our online application form by 15.04.2026. Please upload your application documents, including a letter of motivation, CV, academic certificates, teaching experience, and publication list, as a single PDF file.

Universität Münster

Institut für Integrative Zellbiologie und Physiologie
Schlossplatz 5
48149 Münster

Reference number: 3.1_2026_02_08