Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, is seeking to fill the following position in the Department of Marine Zoology at the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, starting as soon as 06 January 2027:
(Part-Time: 50%)
Employment scope: 50% Part-Time
Type of contract: Limited to 1 year (06 January 2027 to 10 February 2028)
Remuneration: Collective agreement of the state Hesse (TV-H) / E13
The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research is a member of the Leibniz Association and has been investigating the “Earth System” worldwide for more than 200 years, examining the past, analysing the present, and developing projections for the future. We conduct integrative geobiodiversity research with the aim of understanding nature in all its complexity and diversity in order to preserve it as the foundation of life for future generations and to ensure its sustainable use. Across eight institutes and five research stations throughout Germany, scientists from more than 40 countries conduct research at the highest international level.
The city of Frankfurt, where the Senckenberg Society was originally founded, hosts the organization’s central administrative services along with two research institutes housing extensive scientific collections and one of Senckenberg’s most renowned institutions, the Senckenberg Natural History Museum Frankfurt. Senckenberg is as much a part of the city’s identity as its skyline and its traditional apple wine.
Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the HADALquake project investigates how earthquake-induced submarine landslides affect life and elemental cycles in the deepest parts of the ocean. The project focuses on comparing conditions before and after recent earthquakes in the Kermadec and Tonga trench systems in the South Pacific.
Senckenberg is committed to diversity. We benefit from the different expertise, perspectives and personalities of our staff and welcome every application from qualified candidates, irrespective of ethnic or cultural origin, age, gender, ethnic or cultural origin, religion or belief, age, sexual identity or and ideology, sexual orientation and identity or disability. Applicants with a severe disability will be given special consideration in case of equal suitability. Senckenberg actively supports the compatibility of work and family and places great emphasis on an equal and inclusive work culture.
How to apply?
Please upload your application (letter of motivation with a short description of your previous and current research foci, a CV, certificates of academic achievements, list of publications as well as letter(s) of recommendation, if available) electronically as a single PDF by 08.11.2026.
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Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
For specific questions about this role, please contact Prof. Dr. Angelika Brandt at angelika.brandt@senckenberg.de
The Senckenberg Society for Nature Research is the largest institution of the Leibniz Association. It was founded in 1817 by citizens of Frankfurt and still considers itself a “citizens’ society” today, supported by over 7,000 members. For over 200 years, Senckenberg scientists have been researching the Earth-system – conducting “integrative geobiodiversity research.” This is based on the ambitious goal of understanding nature with its almost infinite diversity in order to preserve it as a basis of
life for future generations and to use it sustainably. In the fight against the global challenges, be it climate change, species extinction, or environmental pollution, we offer approaches to solutions in dialogue with society. The basis for this are our scientific collections as archives of nature.
Die Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung ist die größte Einrichtung der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft. Sie wurde 1817 von Frankfurter Bürgern begründet und versteht sich auch heute als „Bürger*innengesellschaft“, getragen von über 7.000 Mitgliedern. Seit mehr als 200 Jahren erforschen Senckenberg-Wissenschaftler*innen das System Erde – wir betreiben eine „integrative Geobiodiversitätsforschung“. Dahinter steht das ehrgeizige Ziel, die Natur mit ihrer schier unendlichen Vielfalt zu verstehen, um sie als Lebensgrundlage für künftige Generationen zu erhalten und nachhaltig zu nutzen. Im Kampf gegen die globalen Herausforderungen, sei es der Klimawandel, das Artensterben oder die Umweltverschmutzung, bieten wir im Dialog mit der Gesellschaft Lösungsansätze. Grundlage dafür sind die wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen als Archive der Natur.
