EMBO Practical Course in Microbial Metagenomics for PhD Students and Early Postdocs European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany

Open Postdoc position in the Lab of Rainer U. Meckenstock at University of Duisburg-Essen . The position is aimed at microbial ecologists with experience in environmental microbiology . Experience with oil-related systems is welcome but explicitly not required, and German language skills are also not required. This is a research opportunity in microbial ecology , microbiology , and environmental science , with a focus on ecological challenges and microbial interactions. The post is shared on Lin...

The Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) in Großbeeren, Germany, is offering a fixed-term postdoctoral position in the research group Plant-Microbe Systems within the DFG-funded collaborative project Multi-level Corpus for Microbial Ecology (MuCoME). The position focuses on metabarcoding data curation and bioinformatics, with particular emphasis on building an AI-ready microbial ecology data corpus. The successful candidate will help expand the Microbial Community Database (MiCoDa)...

The Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) in Großbeeren, Germany, is offering a postdoctoral position in the research group Plant-Microbe Systems beginning 1 February 2027 for a fixed term of two years . The role focuses on microbial ecology and bioinformatics within a project space that examines plant-associated microbiomes, their interaction with the environment, and how microbiome-informed approaches can support sustainable, climate-resilient crop production. This position combin...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship; tuition fees paid directly to the University; stipend of £21,805 per year (2026/27 rate); Research Training Support Grant of £5,000 per year.] This PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia is focused on the One Health (meta)genomics of E. coli-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnancy . The project addresses an important women’s health and infectious disease problem: UTIs affect a subst...

Fully funded PhD positions are available in Molecular Life Sciences and Computational Biology at Freie Universität Berlin in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics through the IMPRS for Biology and Computation. This opportunity is aimed at candidates interested in the intersection of biology , genome science , molecular genetics , and computational methods . The post highlights a strong focus on combining wet-lab and computational approaches, making it a good fit for ...