Postdoctoral Position (m/f/d) | Chromatin structure and gene regulation

Scientist Freiburg

Developmental and Evolutionary Biology & Genetics Immunobiology and Infection Biology & Medicine

Job Offer from September 04, 2026

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg (Germany) has an opening for a postdoctoral position in the lab of Dr. Jumana AlHaj Abed.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible and is initially limited for one year.

The Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) in Freiburg, Germany is an interdisciplinary research institution that conducts basic research in two key areas of modern biology: Immunobiology and Epigenetics. Central questions address the molecular basis of cell type identities, as they are regulated during immune cell differentiation, metabolic response and epigenetic chromatin adaptation.

Your tasks

As a Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) in our lab, you would carry out all the experiments and analyses required for the completion of the project.

• Hi-C and Micro-C analysis
• Adapting multi-way contact genomic tools for Drosophila
• Building visualization framework for Pore-C data
• Image analysis
• Programming in R and/or Python

Your profile

We are looking for a motivated team player with strong communication skills and the desire to work in a dynamic environment. Applicants should have an academic degree in life science plus a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in any area of Biology. Candidates should have a good publication record and a very good command of the English language.

Applicants should have experience in all of the following areas:

• R programming language or Python
• Hi-C and Micro-C analysis
• Expertise in image analysis

We offer

Located in a region that connects Germany, France and Switzerland, our institute offers an international research environment with outstanding infrastructure facilities and a positive working atmosphere that places a high value on work-life balance.

• Payment according to TVöD up to a maximum of E13 if the collectively agreed and personal requirements are fulfilled
• Social benefits in line with public service (VBL)
• Additional performance-related remuneration component
• Professional training and development opportunities
• Good public transport connections and subsidy for job ticket
• Challenging work in a modern working environment
• Mobile working at a location of your choice within Germany is possible up to a maximum of 40% of the regular weekly working hours in justified cases.
• Dual-Career-Support and Welcome-Service
• Family-friendly offers (affiliated day care center at the institute, parent-child room, breastfeeding room)

We value and promote diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from severely disabled people. We would also like to increase the proportion of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore expressly encourage women to apply.

Application deadline

Have we sparked your interest? Please apply with your complete application documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, certificates) via our online application portal until 18.09.2026.