Research assistant (postdoc) (m/f/d)

Participation in research, teaching and service in the field of virology with a focus on cellular
and molecular virology.

• Independent management of scientific projects
• Supervision of doctoral students, bachelor and master theses
• Planning, implementation and supervision of research projects in the field of veterinary
  virology
• Acquisition of third-party funding
• Dissemination, presentation and publication in peer-reviewed journals of scientific data
• Independent organization and implementation of theoretical and practical courses for
  students of veterinary medicine
• Act as an examiner in the virology state examination
• Participation in academic self-administration

Requirements:

Completed university degree and doctorate (Ph.D.) in veterinary medicine (Approbation).

Desirable:

• Experience in handling cell cultures and virological assays.
• Experience with animal experiments (FELASA Cat. B course or equivalent)
• good communication skills and team player
• Abililty to formulate clear scientific hypotheses and work effectively with collaborators
• good command of written and spoken English
• German language skills
• Evidence of successful teaching and service at a university or research institution as well as
  excellent research activities

Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the
reference code, no later than February 9th, 2026 in PDF format (preferably as one
document) to Prof. Dr. Benedikt Kaufer: b.kaufer@fu-berlin.de or postal to

Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin
Institut für Virologie
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Kaufer
Robert-von-Ostertag-Str. 7
Haus 35, 14163 Berlin (Düppel)

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