The Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Biohybrid & Medical Textils -Respiratory Tissue Engineering- is looking for a
Postdoc Position in Organ-on-a-Chip/Tissue Engineering (f/m/d)
Duration/Term of employment: 2 years with option of prolongation
Start date: as soon as possible
Remuneration/Rates: EG 13 (TV-L)
The Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles at the Institute of Applied Medical Engineering focuses on developing tissue-engineering solutions to address clinical needs and provide models for basic research. The Respiratory Tissue Engineering Group is a young, motivated, interdisciplinary, and international team working together to advance complex in vitro modeling.
Qualification profile and skills:
- PhD in biology, tissue engineering, biomedical engineering or similar
- Highly motivated attitude, with the ability to work and make decisions independently
- Collaborative working style
- Strong interest in in vitro research
- Relevant experience with iPSC culture or organ-on-chip application
- Proficiency in spoken and written English (Level C1)
- Experience in molecular biology techniques such as transcriptomics/single-cell sequencing is a plus
Why you should choose us?
We offer…
- 30 days of vacation per year for full-time employment
- A bonus of 3,000 euros for employees who help recruit employees in the care sector
- An attractive company pension scheme from VBL
- Education opportunities, including updating and upgrading
- Access to public transport
- In-house kindergarten (places subject to availability)
- Staff residences (places subject to availability and by arrangement)
- An onboarding app for new employees
- Extended opening hours in the staff restaurant
Application:
The application deadline for the advertised position GB-P-52392 is September 19th 2025.
Please submit the following documents:
- CV including publication list
- Letter of motivation
- Certificates and transcripts
- Contact details of 2 references
- Summary of PhD thesis
- Please answer the following two questions in a separate document: Why do you want to do an academic postdoc? What skills and experience do you contribute to this project? (up to 250 words each)
Contact:
University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen, Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Biohybrid & Medical Textiles, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Jockenhövel, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen.
We look forward to receiving your application!
This job advertisement is aimed at all genders.
The RWTH Aachen University Hospital promotes equal opportunity and diversity. Applications from women are expressly sought and, in accordance with relevant laws, will be treated preferentially.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and they will be given priority if they are equally suitable.
Employment at a fraction less than the weekly full-time working hours stated above is generally possible.
It is preferable to use our digital application portal at www.karriere.ukaachen.de to apply. The portal allows you to upload your documents to an electronic application folder, which is protected from unauthorized access. Applications received by email are transferred to our application portal and then deleted in accordance with data protection regulations. (Transmission by email is usually inadequately protected.) If you do not agree to the transfer of your data to our portal, we unfortunately cannot consider your application. The data in the portal will be deleted after the retention period has expired.
