4-Year PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Evolutionary Developmental Biology and Genomics at the University of Barcelona University of Barcelona in Spain

Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD, CSIC/UPO/JA) is accepting applications for a 4-year fully funded PhD position in 3D gene regulation in development and evolution. The opportunity is based in the laboratory of Research Group Leader Darío Lupiáñez, whose group is expanding. The research focuses on how three-dimensional genome organization and gene regulation shape developmental and evolutionary processes. Applicants with experimental backgrounds are welcome. The announcement states...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Barcelona in the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) and the Genetics Doctoral Programme. Cristian Cañestro’s lab is offering a 4-year FPI predoctoral contract linked to the project Gene loss impact: evolution of cardioparaxial-neuromesodermal development and genome scrambling in Oikopleura dioica as a case study (OikoLoss). The project asks how massive gene loss can shape evolutionary innovation, using the chordate Oikopleura dioica as a nat...

PhD Opportunity | InvAdapt Lab, University of Barcelona The InvAdapt Lab is seeking a candidate to join a predoctoral fellowship application and carry out a PhD thesis on potentially invasive terrestrial flatworms , including Obama nungara , Caenoplana coerulea , and Caenoplana variegata . The project uses an integrated approach spanning biology , ecology , and genomic analysis to understand what enables these species to establish and spread into new territories. This is a strong fit for applica...

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, is inviting applications for the CRG International PhD Programme 2027 . This is a fully funded doctoral opportunity for outstanding candidates from any nationality who want to pursue cutting-edge research in the life sciences at one of Europe’s leading biomedical research institutes. The programme offers fully funded 4-year PhD positions in top-level research groups, with an employment contract, competitive salary, health coverage, and...

Our lab at the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC-UAM) is seeking candidates for two research opportunities: a postdoctoral position under the Juan de la Cierva scheme and a predoctoral position under the FPU scheme. The project focuses on the interplay between cell proliferation and cell death , with particular interest in tumor formation and senescence . This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in biology , developmental biology , and cancer-related cell biology . Th...