💼 Full-Time Position

PhD Position ( 50%) Translational Medicine with a Focus on Pediatric Infectious Diseases (m/f/d)

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Universität Witten/Herdecke
📍 Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Location
Witten, Germany
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Posted
June 24, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Witten/Herdecke University

Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H) is Germany’s first privately funded university. It was founded in 1982 and has since established itself as a leading educational institution in Germany. Today, the university employs more than 900 staff members, and a total of 3,700 students are enrolled in the Faculties of Health Sciences and of Economics and Social Sciences in Witten.


Description of the position

We offer you the opportunity to become part of a dedicated and interdisciplinary research team investigating the causes of infectious diseases.

The position is embedded in a DFG-funded research project within an interdisciplinary research consortium focusing on the interactions between human adenoviruses, respiratory epithelia, and the innate immune system.

The aim of the project is to elucidate the mechanisms of vir...