Research Assistant

The research topic lies within the interdisciplinary field of biotechnologically produced, fungalbased materials, which are to be optimised in terms of their material properties. The research is embedded in the MY-CO BUILD Collaborative Research Centre (CRC 1743) and deals with the additive manufacturing / 3D printing of living fungal mycelium. The candidate will collaborate closely with SFB project partners to develop suitable scenarios for additive manufacturing with living fungal mycelium and apply them to the production of fungal mycelium-based biomaterials with complex shapes.

• A successfully completed scientific university degree (master's, diploma, or equivalent) in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field
• Proven practical experience in extrusion-based manufacturing of materials
• Proven practical experience in the characterization of porous materials
• Proven knowledge in the field of bio-based materials and their characterization (is desirable)
• Proven knowledge in the field of fungal mycelium-based materials and their characterization (is desirable)
• Proven practical experience in the field of additive manufacturing including bioprinting (is desirable)
• Good organizational skills, reliability, and the ability and willingness to work independently (is desirable)
• Good knowledge of German and/or English required; willingness to acquire the respective missing language skills

Please send your application exclusively by e-mail to jobs@ceramics.tu-berlin.de, quoting the reference number. The application documents (merged in a SINGLE PDF document, max 10 MB) must include (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) curriculum vitae (max 2 pages), (3) certificates and (4) a statement (max 1 page). In your statement (no. 4) you must demonstrate how you meet the above qualifications (required and desirable) (e.g. through theses, professional and private projects, publications, links to platforms such as Github or similar). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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