Mass Spectrometry Core Facility Manager

Mass Spectrometry Core Facility Manager

Max Planck Society

Tübingen, Germany

Your tasks

The successful candidate will be in charge of managing our interdisciplinary mass spectrometry core facility at the Max Planck campus in Tübingen. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the mass spectrometry core facility is set up so as to complement the research of our institute, which addresses fundamental questions of modern biology at the molecular, cellular, and organismic level.

Our mass spectrometry core facility is equipped with an Ultimate 3000 coupled with an ultra-high-resolution QTOF MS (Impact II, Bruker), a Vanquish Flex coupled with a Triple Quadrupole MS (Altis Plus, Thermo Scientific) and a Vanquish Neo coupled with timsTOF-HT (Bruker). Key applications include versatile omics research in proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics.

The successful candidate will be involved in numerous interdisciplinary research projects and will be given the opportunity to pursue their own research interests in part-time (25%).

Your profile

We are seeking a highly motivated, skilled and experienced scientist who can provide guidance for performing novel, cutting-edge research. One of the main tasks will be collaborating with our research groups and providing guidance to scientists and graduate students on campus and beyond. The successful applicant will be in full charge of establishing, organizing, and conducting sample workflows, as well as operating and maintaining the facility, including overseeing maintenance and quality control of all instruments. Responsibility for analyzing and interpreting the generated data will also be an important part.

Candidates should hold a PhD in life sciences or a related discipline and have a strong background in mass spectrometry and related techniques and analyses. Experience with mass spectrometry-based OMICs is highly appreciated. Understanding and expert ability to utilize software packages such as Compass DataAnalysis, Compass MetaboScape, and open-source tools for MS-based OMICs is essential. The candidate should have a good understanding of statistical methods and their application to large datasets.