Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant-Microbe Systems, Microbial Ecology and Bioinformatics Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) in Germany

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology’s Center for Health & Bioresources in Tulln, near Vienna, is offering a PhD thesis position on prediction and functional validation of microbiome modulators for improved soil-plant resilience . The project investigates how microbial strains and defined microbial communities can shift soil and plant microbiomes toward beneficial traits, including improved plant stress tolerance, nutrient availability and soil health. The doctoral researcher will develop a real...

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...

Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States) in the Schlatter and Khokhani labs. This opening focuses on microbial legacies of alfalfa cropping , corn-associated microbiomes , plant health , plant pathology , microbiome analysis , metagenomics , and bioinformatics . The project uses existing multi-year amplicon datasets from the University of Minnesota Long-Term Agricultural Research Network and expands them with deep metagenomic sequencing, mic...

PhD research internship opportunity at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in collaboration with AgBS and AGC . The project focuses on the characterization and inoculation of rhizosheath bacteria , with a strong research emphasis on plant-microbe interactions , soil microbiology , and microbial inoculation . This opportunity is aimed at PhD researchers who are interested in microbiology and plant-associated microbial systems. The post does not mention funding details or a deadline, but it ...

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) invites applications for one full-time Postdoctoral Researcher in the Marine Bioresource Development and Application Research Program, Department of Life and Earth Sciences, at the Yokosuka Headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan. The researcher will contribute to the project Exploration and Functional Elucidation of Real Marine Plastic Degrading Enzymes for a Circular Economy (FY2026–FY2028), led by Principal Investigator Shunichi Ishii. Th...