PhD Position in Genome Engineering and Host-Pathogen Interactions University of Tübingen in Germany

The International Leibniz Research School for Microbial and Biomolecular Interactions (ILRS Jena) is a doctoral programme based at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, in Jena, in cooperation with Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The programme brings together research on microbial natural products and infection biology, with a particular emphasis on human-pathogenic fungi. PhD researchers work on how microorganisms interact with other...

A PhD position is available in Carmen Aguilar’s lab at the Institute of Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB), University of Würzburg, Germany, starting in March 2027. The project focuses on host–pathogen interactions during urinary tract infections. Researchers will use human bladder, prostate, and vaginal organoids together with single-cell RNA sequencing, microscopy, and functional genomics to investigate how pathogens interact with human tissues and to identify potential therapeutic strategies....

The University of Birmingham is seeking a postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Fungal Immunology Group in the Institute of Immunology & Immunotherapy, College of Medical & Dental Sciences. The group is led by Professor Rebecca Drummond and is based within a collaborative research environment alongside immunologists and colleagues in the Institute of Microbiology & Infection. The project investigates how organ-specific environments shape fungal pathogen adaptation and how immune cells influen...

Anna Lopatina, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna, announces upcoming recruitment for several positions in early 2027 at the Medical University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria. The planned openings include a postdoc, PhD students, and a technician. The research theme is bacteria–phage interactions, with a strong emphasis on bacterial immune systems and phage anti-defense strategies. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in microbiology, biology, host-pathogen interaction...

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU Medicine), Department of Molecular Microbiology, is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join the Ting Zhang Lab on the Washington University Medical Campus in St. Louis, Missouri, United States . The project focuses on molecular microbiology , bacterial infection , bile metabolites , and how infection-stimulated bile metabolites influence intestinal defense mechanisms and disease outcomes. The work uses a multidisciplinary approach including ...