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Philipp Popp

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Postdoc in Bacterial Cell Biology and Bacteria-Phage Interactions at Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Cell Biology

Funding

Full-time postdoctoral position funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin project BacDefiant until 30 September 2030. The project is Einstein Foundation Berlin-funded with €1.4M over four years, and the position starts on 1 October 2026.

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Expired

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Germany

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Keywords

Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Biology
Bacterial Genetics
Microfluidic

About this position

Humboldt University of Berlin is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in bacterial cell biology for an Einstein Foundation Berlin-funded project on bacteria-phage interactions and anti-phage defense responses.

The project, BacDefiant, investigates how bacteria detect and respond to bacteriophage infection at the single-cell level. Research topics include bacterial immunity, phage-host interactions, bacterial genetics, live-cell microscopy, microfluidics, quantitative image analysis, and molecular/cell biology.

The lab uses high-resolution live-cell imaging, engineered bacterial strains, fluorescent reporters, quantitative assays, and custom analysis pipelines to study the timing, hierarchy, synergy, and redundancy of bacterial defense systems. This is a strong fit for candidates interested in microbiology, imaging, microfluidics, phage biology, and bacterial genetics.

The position is based at the Institute of Biology, Molecular Infection Microbiology at Humboldt University of Berlin. It is a full-time role funded until 30 September 2030, with a start date of 1 October 2026. The project is supported by the Einstein Foundation Berlin with €1.4M over four years.

Application deadline: 23 June 2026.

How to apply: Send a single PDF application to [email protected] and include the Job ID DR/089/26.

Funding details

Full-time postdoctoral position funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin project BacDefiant until 30 September 2030. The project is Einstein Foundation Berlin-funded with €1.4M over four years, and the position starts on 1 October 2026.

What's required

Applicants should have a strong interest in microbiology, imaging, microfluidics, phage biology, and bacterial genetics. The project is aimed at postdoctoral researchers with experience or motivation in bacterial cell biology, high-resolution live-cell microscopy, quantitative image analysis, and molecular/cell biological approaches. The lab also highlights interest in candidates who can contribute to single-cell analysis and related experimental and computational workflows.

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Microbiology

Cell Biology

Biology

Bacterial Genetics

Molecular Biology