Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit

Group Leader – Genome Biology Unit, Heidelberg

Client: Embl-Ebi

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Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: HD02673

Job Views: 2

Posted: 15.06.2025

Expiry Date: 30.07.2025

Job Description:

Your role

You will lead an independent research group to pursue exciting, ambitious, and original research in the broad domain of genome biology. The future group will be embedded in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative environment, promoting interaction with other research groups. As a new faculty member at EMBL, you will also be part of the wider EMBL community, benefiting from its multidisciplinary research environment.

EMBL appoints group leaders early in their careers and offers a supportive, collegial, and family-friendly environment to develop pioneering research. With significant yearly core funding, access to world-class core facilities, outstanding Ph.D. students and postdocs, and limited teaching obligations, you can lead an ambitious research program.

Applicants from any area of genome biology that involves dissecting or modeling complex processes will be considered, including genome regulation (transcription, translation, protein activity), genome engineering, proteomics, genotype-phenotype-environment interactions, and single-cell biology.

Contract duration: 5 years

Grading: Grade 9 (Monthly salary starting at €6,644 after tax, excluding pension & insurances) + benefits

Reference number: HD02673

Qualifications and Experience

You should have a concise research plan with original and ambitious goals. An excellent Ph.D. and postdoctoral track record in natural sciences are required, with an interest in the wider field of genome biology. Applicants with degrees in computer science, (bio)informatics/mathematics, engineering, or physics, with a keen interest in understanding cellular molecular complexity, are encouraged to apply.

You should be highly motivated to collaborate with colleagues and to train, nurture, and mentor your team.

Additional Preferences

EMBL’s scientific direction aims to advance understanding of ecosystems at the molecular level, applying experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches to study cellular and organismal interactions with environmental changes across multiple levels. Researchers who can creatively extend and enhance these research areas are particularly welcome.

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