Teaching and Research Assistant - Zoological Institute and Museum 24/Wi35 University of Greifswald, deadline: 03 March 2025 At the University of Greifswald's Zoological Institute and Museum, Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation Group that belongs to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, there is a job vacancy that is available, subject to budgetary regulations, as of 1 September 2025 for a period of three years (with the option of extension) for a full-time position as Teaching and Research Assistant. The position is suitable for part-time employment. Payment will be made according to pay group 13 TV-L Wissenschaft. Work tasks: - Scientific services in research and teaching - Development of a competitive research programme (ideally on bats) - Publication of scientific papers in international journals - Scientific management of the DNA laboratory of the Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation working group - Supervision of bachelor's and master's dissertations - Acquisition of third-party funding - Teaching in the master's module Conservation Genetics - The position serves the qualification in the second qualification phase; tasks are assigned that are conducive to the preparation of a habilitation or a comparable qualification Employment requirements: - Doctorate in Biology that has been completed by the date when employment commences - Excellent research profile (proven by publications), e.g. in population genetics, behavioural biology and evolutionary biology (e.g. adaptations to climate change) as well as conservation biology - Experience with DNA analysis methods (DNA genotyping/sequencing/SNPs), which qualify for the management of the DNA laboratory belonging to the working group - Excellent English language skills (all courses are taught in English) Desirable: - Your research ideally deals with native, free-ranging bats - Willingness to actively participate in the supervision of bachelor's and master's dissertations and the long-term projects of the working group - Proof of or willingness to acquire third-party funding and to cooperate nationally and internationally - Basic German language skills to support teaching in the bachelor's degree courses The position is open to all persons, irrespective of gender. Severely disabled applicants with the same qualifications will be considered with preference. According to � 68(3) PersVG M-V, the Staff Council will only be involved in staff matters of the academic or artistic staff on request. Please only submit copies of your application documents as they cannot be returned. Unfortunately, application costs (e.g. travel expenses for interviews) will not be reimbursed by the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Please note that by submitting your application, you provide your consent pursuant to data protection law for our processing of your application data. Further information about the legal bases and the use of your data can be found here. Please send your application with the following documents - cover letter, curriculum vitae, areas of research interest with links to publications, research plans, certificates - via email (one pdf file), with reference to the job advertisement number 24/Wi35 by 3 March 2025 to: Universit�t Greifswald Zoologisches Institut & Museum AG Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz Prof. Dr. Gerald Kerth Loitzer Stra�e 26 17489 Greifswald Tel.: +49 3834 420-4100 email: gerald.kerth@uni-greifswald.de (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)