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Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d)

RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

Landau und Leipzig, Germany · Natur- und Umweltwissenschaften

Scientific StaffPart-timeKaiserslautern
Posted
First seen 20 October 2026 (today)
Deadline
15 November 2026
Department
Natur- und Umweltwissenschaften
Category
Scientific Staff
Employment type
Part-time
Language
Not specified

Summary

Research Associate (m/f/d) Reference number: L 63 32 10 26 Term limitation: 3 years Beginning: 01.02.2027 Location: Landau and Leipzig Scope: Part time 65 % (25,35 hours/week) Remuneration: Pay grade E 13 TV-L Faculty: Natural and Environmental Sciences "Institut für Umweltwissenschaften: AG Umwelt- und Bodenchemie" With about 15,000 students, more than 300 professorships and around 160 degree programs, the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is the technical university of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. As a place of top international research, it offers excellent working conditions and career opportunities. Those who study, research or work at RPTU experience a cosmopolitan environment and shape the future. As part of the DFG-funded project Energy Structures: Energy Sustains Dissipative Structures in Soil Systems (https://soilsystems.net/projects-partners/2-p1-energy-structures/), the RPTU in Landau and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig jointly offer a PhD position. Place of work: 50% at RPTU in Landau (32.5%) and 50% at UFZ in Leipzig (32.5%), according to agreement and project requirements Your area of ​​responsibility: The aim of the project is to understand how and under which conditions carbon and energy are transformed and stored in soils. Through incubation experiments and thermodynamic modelling, you will quantify matter and energy fluxes and characterize their efficiency and limitations. In doing so, you will investigate how energy inputs from organic substrates affect dissipative processes in soil microbial communities and whether dissipative structures develop in soils that govern matter and energy fluxes and thereby promote soil carbon storage. To achieve this aim, you will primarily work with a newly developed calorespirometric system at RPTU in Landau, which you will also further develop. In Leipzig, you will work with a newly developed plug-flow reaction calorimeter at UFZ. The measurements will be complemented by key chemical and biological analyses of the soil and its microbial community, including isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC), thermogravimetry–differential scanning calorimetry–quadrupole mass spectrometry (TG-DSC-QMS), phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analyses, elemental analyses and molecular biological analyses. The project is part of the DFG Priority Programme SPP 2322 SoilSystems (https://soilsystems.net/). You will benefit from the interdisciplinary collaboration within the programme's nationwide research consortium. Close collaboration, in particular with Trier University, is also planned. We offer: • Top-level research at the interface between research centre and university, with an excellent reputation nationally and internationally • The opportunity to benefit from the expertise of two research institutions • Excellent technical infrastructure and equipment • Work in interdisciplinary and international teams • Excellent connections to national and international research networks • Comprehensive support and optimal training courses by our graduate schools (HIGRADE at UFZ and ZGaPL at RPTU) • Salary according to the German public sector pay scale TVöD/TV-L, pay grade E13 (65%) Your requirements profile: • Master's degree or equivalent in soil science, environmental sciences, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, or a related field • Strong interest in complex and interdisciplinary processes in soil systems • Interest, willingness and ability to integrate new scientific concepts into soil science research • Prior experience in one or more of the following areas is an advantage, but not a prerequisite: soil science, environmental microbiology, calorimetry, and thermodynamics; Willingness to expand your expertise into complementary fields is expected • Curiosity and openness to learning new methods, critically evaluating and further developing existing approaches, and exploring new methodological solutions • Willingness to independently learn new methods, troubleshoot and develop creative solutions to methodological challenges • Openness to incorporating modelling approaches and aspects of microbial ecology into your research • Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and international team • Very good written and spoken English skills We offer: Health promotion Family Service Center Vocational Training Flexible working hour and home office Jobticket Retirement provision Sport & Fitness programms Culture & Leisure offers Local recreation in the Palatinate Forest RPTU stands for diversity among all employees. We welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethnic and social origin, age, religion, gender, disability and sexual orientation or identity. Preference will be given to severely disabled persons and persons equivalent to them if they have the appropriate qualifications and suitability. The RPTU aims to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented. Applications from researchers from abroad are expressly encouraged. The appointment will be subject to the German law on fixed-term contracts in science (WissZeitVG). Your application: We look forward to receiving your detailed application (CV, references, etc.) by 15.11.2026 at the latest. The job interviews are scheduled to take place in calendar weeks 48 and 49. Please submit your application using the "Online Bewerbung" button below or via our application portal (https://jobs.rptu.de). For further questions please contact Prof. Dr. Gabriele E. Schaumann (Tel.: 06341 280 32203, E-Mail: gabriele.schaumann@rptu.de) or Dr. Maximilian Meyer (Tel.: 06341 280 31116, E-Mail: meyer.m@rptu.de). Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d) Kennziffer: L 63 32 10 26 Befristung: 3 Jahre Beginn: 01.02.2027 Standort: Landau und Leipzig Umfang: Teilzeit 65 % (25,35 Std./Woche) Vergütung: Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L Fachbereich: Natur- und Umweltwissenschaften "Institut für Umweltwissenschaften: AG Umwelt- und Bodenchemie" Die Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) ist mit rund 15.000 Studierenden, mehr als 300 Professuren und rund 160 Studiengängen die Technische Universität des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz. Als Ort internationaler Spitzenforschung bietet sie exzellente Arbeitsbedingungen und Karrierechancen. Wer an der RPTU lernt, forscht oder arbeitet, erlebt ein weltoffenes Umfeld und gestaltet die Zukunft. Im Rahmen des von der DFG geförderten Projekts Energy Structures: Energy Sustains Dissipative Structures in Soil Systems (https://soilsystems.net/projects-partners/2-p1-energy-structures/) bieten die RPTU in Landau und das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) in Leipzig gemeinsam eine Promotionsstelle an. Arbeitsort: je zur Hälfte an der RPTU in Landau (32,5 %) und am UFZ in Leipzig (32,5%) nach Absprache und inhaltlicher Notwendigkeit. Ihr Aufgabengebiet: Ziel des Projektes ist es, zu verstehen, wie und unter welchen Bedingungen Kohlenstoff und Energie im Boden transformiert und gespeichert werden. Durch Inkubationsexperimente und thermodynamische Modellierung quantifizieren Sie die Stoff- und Energieflüsse und beschreiben deren Effizienz und Grenzen. Sie erforschen dadurch, wie der Energieeintrag durch organische Substrate dissipative Prozesse in mikrobiellen Gemeinschaften des Bodens beeinflusst und ob sich im Boden dissipative Strukturen ausbilden, welche Stoff- und Energieflüsse im Boden bestimmen und dadurch Kohlenstoffspeicherung im Boden fördern. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, arbeiten Sie schwerpunktmäßig mit einem neu entwickelten kalorespirometrischen System an der RPTU in Landau, das Sie auch weiterentwickeln werden. In Leipzig arbeiten Sie mit einem neu entwickelten Durchflussreaktionskalorimeter am UFZ in Leipzig. Die Messungen werden durch zentrale chemische und biologische Analysen des Bodens und seiner mikrobiellen Gemeinschaft ergänzt, unter anderem mittels is

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