Anstellungsbeginn: 01.02.2026
Bewerbungsfrist: 27.10.2025

Aufgaben/Stellenbeschreibung

The culturally diverse Research Group " Plant Architecture ” is primarily interested in basic research questions concerning how cereal inflorescences, called spikes, develop and how this contributes to yield formation.

Your Tasks:

• You will be trained on wheat flower biology and detailed phenotyping.
• You will be phenotyping wheat flowers macroscopically and microscopically in the greenhouse and field.
• You analyze your data and interpret results. Additionally, you are involved in post-harvest processing work.

Qualifikationen

Your qualifications and skills:

• You have an BSc degree in agriculture, biology, or any related field.
• You like microscopy and plant phenotyping (previous exposure to this in cereals is an advantage).
• You possess solid English skills, which are necessary to work in our multicultural environment.

You fit to us:

• if you are a highly motivated and creative person.
• if you can organize your work independently.
• if you are a team player.

Wir bieten

We offer you:

• the opportunity to work and to have insights into a world-class research center with state-of-the-art facilities and scientists from all over the world, including a friendly and productive working atmosphere.
• work which can be performed as part of an MSc thesis.
• one position, starting between 01. February to 15. March 2026 (no later time point is possible) for six months.
• a salary as a student assistant with up to 75 hours per month.

If you need further information, please feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Thorsten Schnurbusch Tel.: +49 39482 5341directly.

What you need to know:

For us, your qualifications and strengths count. Therefore, everyone – independent from gender, origin, age, or possible disability – is welcome. The IPK is striving to increase the proportion of women in sectors where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages qualified women to apply. As an institution which has been awarded the Certificate for Career and Family ("berufundfamilie”), we offer family-friendly working conditions and flexible working hours. The IPK has set a goal to employ more people with disabilities. Qualified applicants with a disability will be given preference.

Your application:

We are looking forward to receiving your complete online-application , including detailed CV and motivation letter as one single pdf-document ( https://www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/career/job-offers ) until 27.10.2025. If you have questions or require more information, please do contact Kerstin Schweigert ( jobs@ipk-gatersleben.de ). Please indicate the reference number 64/09/25 in your correspondence. Please note that incomplete application documents cannot be considered. Foreign qualifications must carry out an equivalence test in Germany, which is subject to a fee. This must be presented in the event of a later hiring: https://zab.kmk.org/en/statement-comparability