University of Bremen Doctoral Researcher for the Collaborative Research Centre “CONCENTRATE” - Mineral-Microbe Interactions 2025

Highly motivated candidates are needed to join the newly established Collaborative Research Center “Carbon Sequestration at Å resolution (CONCENTRATE)”, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). This CRC combines the expertise of the University of Greifswald, the University of Bremen, the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Potsdam, the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research and the Technical University of Berlin.

Your responsibilities:

• Seawater sampling
• Measuring glycan adsorption with sensitive fluorescent assays
• Extracting glycans from minerals and preparation for analytical glycan chromatography (in interdisciplinary cooperation)
• Cultivation of marine microorganisms 
• Microbiological degradation studies of mineral-adsorbed glycans using fluorescent and isotope labeling
• Identifying microorganisms by stable isotope probing analysis of RNA (SIP)
• Bioinformatic analyses
• Acquisition, analysis and presentation of scientific data
• Scientific publishing

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Bremen
• City to studyBremen
• School to studyUniversity of Bremen
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Annual special payment ("Christmas bonus"), regular collectively agreed salary increases and additional public service pension scheme (VBL)
• A crisis-proof, interesting and varied job in a cosmopolitan university
• 30 days holiday per calendar year
• A diverse, future-oriented and open corporate culture
• Support from a collegial, motivated team with a positive working atmosphere
• Individual induction training
• The opportunity for further education and training
• Compatibility of family and career through flexible working hours (flexitime) and the option of mobile working (subject to the general conditions)
• Free social and family counseling services
• Active company health management, including the option of discounts at local sports clubs, gyms and swimming pools (EGYM WELLPASS)
• The option of using a job ticket for public transportation
• Numerous sports and cultural activities
• Varied catering options in the student union canteens

Requirements

• Completed scientific university degree (Master's/University Diploma) in microbiology, biochemistry, geochemistry or a related field. Applicants who are in the final phase of their Master's degree will also be considered . Please note that submission of the Master's degree certificate is mandatory for employment .
• Experience with basic microbiological techniques, and molecular ecology methods or experience with geochemical methods (eg, analytical chemistry)
• Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary, international research team
• Willingness to collaborate with other Collaborative Research Center PhD students and scientists.
• Fluency in English

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Please send your application including a cover letter, CV, copies of degree certificates, as well as a statement of your research interests, scientific background in relation to the position and the contact details of two referees, quoting the reference number A192-25 until August 15, 2025 as a PDF file by unencrypted electronic mail to:
[email protected]? 

or by email to:

mfriedrich@marum .de.

For further enquiries, contact Prof. Dr. Michael W. Friedrich / +49 421 218 63060 / mfriedrichmarum .de .

For more information, kindly visit University of Bremen scholarship webpage.