
Student Assistant/Master's Thesis (m/f/d)
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Job description
Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V. published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Dortmund, Germany.
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Description provided by Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V.
We invite applications for the Research Group Lipidomics:
Student Assistant/Master's Thesis (m/f/d)
Your tasks:
- Evaluate the performance characteristics of data analysis pipelines for mass spectrometric data set from patient plasma samples
- Quantitatively compare the tools across defined performance metrics
- Assess the results for well-defined patient cohorts
- Identify the data analysis workflow best suited for large cohort studies
- Use the optimized data analysis workflow to extract lipidomic signatures for risk stratification
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, bioinformatics or related fields
- Experienced with mass spectrometric data analysis
- Experienced with bioinformatics and/or statistics
- Mass spectrometry and/or lipidomics expertise is beneficial
ISAS supports the principle of equal opportunity for all employees and therefore particularly encourages women to apply. Applications from disabled applicants are welcome.
ISAS collects and processes the personal data of its applicants in accordance with European and German legal regulations. Further information on data protection and the processing of personal data can be found at:
https://www.isas.de/en/datenschutz
The closing date for applications is August 1, 2026. Please apply via our applicant portal. If you have any questions (reference number 407_2026), feel free to contact the Human Resources team (
[email protected]
). Further information about the institute can be found at: http://www.isas.de/en
Working student essentials
What this Tech working student role in Dortmund means for you — the weekly-hours rules, social-contribution perks, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Working students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and full-time during the breaks. Staying within this keeps your student status and the Werkstudent benefits.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Under the Werkstudentenprivileg you're exempt from health, care and unemployment insurance contributions — only pension insurance applies. That leaves more net pay than a regular job.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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