Staff Scientist as Parental Leave Replacement
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum DKFZ –
Heidelberg
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is one of Europe's largest cancer research centers. “Research for a life without cancer" is the mission of our world-class scientists and all our team members.We investigate how cancer develops, identify cancer risk factors and search for new cancer prevention strategies. We develop new methods with which tumors can be diagnosed more precisely and cancer patients can be treated more successfully. Every contribution counts – whether in research, administration or infrastructure. This is what makes our daily work so meaningful and exciting.The Single-cell Open Lab at the German Cancer Research Center is seeking, starting in January 2027, a Staff Scientist as Parental Leave Replacement.Reference number: 2026-0209The Single-cell Open Lab (scOpenLab) provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and scientific expertise for single-cell sequencing and spatial omics. Our goal is to enable researchers to perform advanced experiments independently: we advise users on experimental design, provide hands-on training, and support them throughout project optimization, experimental implementation, and library preparation.
Our technology portfolio covers a broad range of single-cell and multi-omic approaches, including single-cell RNA, DNA, and chromatin profiling, as well as spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics. Beyond providing access to established technologies, method development is an important part of our work. We continuously evaluate, adapt, and establish emerging single-cell and spatial technologies and develop customized experimental workflows. Examples include HIPSDR-seq for joint single-cell DNA and RNA profiling and the implementation of new spatial omics approaches. The scOpenLab is also closely involved in MultiSpace, the platform for spatial omics within the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim. Through MultiSpace, we collaborate with other technology platforms and research groups to enable multimodal spatial profiling and the integration of spatial transcriptomic, proteomic, and other molecular readouts.
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Our technology portfolio covers a broad range of single-cell and multi-omic approaches, including single-cell RNA, DNA, and chromatin profiling, as well as spatial transcriptomics and spatial proteomics. Beyond providing access to established technologies, method development is an important part of our work. We continuously evaluate, adapt, and establish emerging single-cell and spatial technologies and develop customized experimental workflows. Examples include HIPSDR-seq for joint single-cell DNA and RNA profiling and the implementation of new spatial omics approaches. The scOpenLab is also closely involved in MultiSpace, the platform for spatial omics within the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim. Through MultiSpace, we collaborate with other technology platforms and research groups to enable multimodal spatial profiling and the integration of spatial transcriptomic, proteomic, and other molecular readouts.
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