Why join us
Support the life sciences
At EMBO, you can make meaningful contributions to promoting the life sciences in Europe and beyond. Apply your skills and energy to support talented scientists to allow them to do great science and create a research environment in which they can thrive.
Join a professional working environment
EMBO is an organization with employees from across the world and an inclusive, equal opportunity employer. We believe that our work benefits from diverse teams and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, irrespective of characteristics such as age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. We create a collegial and supportive working environment to ensure that employees feel valued and empowered to reach their full professional potential.
Our offices were expanded in 2022. They are located on the EMBL campus in Heidelberg, Germany, with employees from around the world. The working language at EMBO and on the campus is English. The campus has an on-site nursery, subsidized canteen and cafeteria, as well as clubs for social activities and sports.
Heidelberg, home to around 160,000 people, is a lively, safe and international university city and research hub. It is attractively located between the Rhine River and the Odenwald, a low mountain range that offers a wide range of outdoor activities. Roughly one third of Heidelberg's residents has an international background, and many of them are scientists or students. The city has good national and international travel connections.
Receive attractive employee benefits
EMBO offers attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organization. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary with transparent, annual review
- Family and child allowance
- Private health insurance for you and your immediate family, including dental and optical cover
- Pension scheme, accident-at-work insurance, death benefit insurance, unemployment insurance
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working
- 30 days paid annual leave, in addition to public holidays
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Non-resident allowance, education grant, home leave and travel grant (for non-residents, depending on certain conditions)
- Relocation package, including installation grant (depending on certain conditions)
- Subsidized language courses for integration purposes (depending on certain conditions)
What else you need to know
Contract duration
EMBO offers a fixed-term contract of five years for this position, issued through our sister organization, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Appointments on fixed-term contracts can be renewed up to nine years in total, depending on circumstances at the time of the review.
International applicants
EMBO and EMBL recruit internationally. Due to the special status of EMBL as an intergovernmental organization you will not need a working visa but, depending on your nationality, you may need an entry visa. Once in Germany, we will register you with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from which you will receive a special permit (Sonderausweis) which allows you to work at EMBO, to live in Germany and to travel within the Schengen countries. Family members are also entitled to the “Sonderausweis”.
How to apply
Please apply online through www.embl.org/jobs. In your online application, you will be asked to include a cover letter, CV/Resumé and the contact details of two or three referees.
There will be a two-step interview process consisting of an online pre-interview, followed by an in-person panel assessment day for selected candidates. We strive to give you a comprehensive impression of EMBO and the advertised position, so you will meet colleagues both from your future team and across EMBO during your interview day.
Pre-interviews for this role will take place on a rolling basis during and shortly after the advertisement period. The in-person interviews are currently set to take place in the week commencing 22 January 2024.
