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Julia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 23h

Please RT:
We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“.
www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/...

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details.

@spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Junior Group Leader - Phage Biology & Biotechnology

As a leading research institution for microbial biotechnology the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Biotechnology (IBG-1, https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/ibg/ibg-1 ) at the Forschungszentrum Jülich foc...

www.fz-juelich.de

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 6d

#NobelPrize week is approaching fast, and it's a good time to remember scientists whose contributions were overlooked. Read this #GENETICS story from @ccwendling.bsky.social, Zachary Bailey featuring Esther Lederberg, whose work in bacterial genetics was attributed to her husband: buff.ly/LKYfqvQ

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Teppo Hiltunen @teppo-h.bsky.social · 8d

Professor (full) or Associate Professor (tenure track) in Microbial Genetics of Health (U. Turku Finland). Competitive starting package included! Please share.

duunitori.fi/tyopaikat/ty...

Professor or Associate professor (Tenure Track/Full) in Microbial Genetics of Health - Turun yliopisto - Työpaikat - Duunitori

Avoin työpaikka: Professor or Associate professor (Tenure Track/Full) in Microbial Genetics of Health - Turun yliopisto, Turku. Duunitorilla lisäksi yli 30 000 muuta avointa työpaikkaa. Lue lisää nyt!

duunitori.fi

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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · 8d

EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬

The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩‍🔬🤓

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 26d

Dagegen sind Frauen bei der Leitung von Fakultäten immer noch deutlich unterrepräsentiert. Dies geht aus dem Datenreport Geschlechtergleichstellung in Hochschulgremien hervor.

Die aktuelle Ausgabe von CEWS/publik ist online!

Lesen Sie die vollständige Ausgabe auf unserer Website.

www.gesis.org

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Craig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 13d

New ERC funded computational postdoc position in my lab! We are looking for someone who will study the genomics of bacterial evolution using samples from experimental evolution and clinical trials. Lots of opportunities for interesting and fun collaboration!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Job Details

my.corehr.com

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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 13d

2 job adverts on a NERC project w myself + @darrenobbard.bsky.social on “What determines the virome: ecology and the environment, evolution, or species history?” early 2026 in
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!

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Olaya Rendueles @olayarendueles.bsky.social · 16d

Jorge Peña @jorgeapenas.bsky.social · 16d

📢 Apply to our (2-year) research fellowships at @iast.fr

Join a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and indisciplinary group of scholars in Toulouse, walkable/cyclable pink city of chocolatines in the South of France.

Deadline: November 15, 2025.

www.iast.fr/research-fel...

Research Fellowships

Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...

www.iast.fr

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EMBL @embl.org · Aug 7

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠

Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels.

Take a look at these four open positions 👇

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John Lees @bacpop.org · 21d

The EMBL PhD programme is open until 13th October (entry ~Sep 2026):
www.embl.org/about/info/e...

We have three positions in microbial genomics at EMBL-EBI, including one in my group. Please do apply, or if you know anyone that would be interested pass on to them

EMBL International PhD Programme – Unique in the world and waiting for you!

www.embl.org

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EMBL @embl.org · 21d

Are you ready to lead ground-breaking research in Infection Biochemistry?

We are recruiting outstanding scientists to establish research groups based at @cssbhamburg.bsky.social tackling fundamental questions in molecular mechanisms of infection.

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

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Felix M Key @keyfm.bsky.social · 23d

Open postdoc position in in my lab in Berlin @mpiib-berlin.mpg.de.

Join us to push the frontier in ancient microbial genomics. Please apply until Oct 17th. Reach out in case you have any questions.

www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/2193291/job_...

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Jörg Vogel @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social · 28d

Looking for a new approach to studying or eliminating phages? Check out our study introducing anti-phage ASOs (antisense oligos) out in @Nature today. nature.com/articles/s4158…

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Carolin Wendling @ccwendling.bsky.social · 28d

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Programmable antisense oligomers for phage functional genomics - Nature

Establishing antisense oligomers as versatile, non-genetic tools to silence phage mRNAs opens applications in basic research and biotechnology, as shown by identifying essential factors for propagatio...

www.nature.com

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LSM @lifescimunich.bsky.social · Jul 21

Repost: 2 fully funded PhD positions in Bacteriology available in the Unterweger Lab @ LMU Biocenter in Munich
Great opportunity to join an exciting research environment! More info & how to apply:
1. job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/6...
2. job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/3...

#PhDposition #Bacteriology

PhD Student in Bacteriology/Infection biology (m/f/x)

job-portal.lmu.de

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LSM @lifescimunich.bsky.social · 28d

Please repost: Do you want to be part of the LSM Graduate school? Apply now for projects in Bioinformatics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Genetics, Plant Sciences & Microbiology at www.portal.graduatecenter.lmu.de/ocgc/lsm
🗓️Deadline: 24.10.2025, 12:00 CET noon !
youtu.be/Xu2au-cX2pQ?...

Graduate School Life Science Munich LSM

YouTube video by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

youtu.be

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 28d

Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!

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Macarena Toll-Riera @mtoll8.bsky.social · 28d

We are hiring a PhD student! Are you fascinated by microbes and evolution? Come join us in Barcelona!

Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE) @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social · 29d

#WeAreHiring

📣 The #IBE_Barcelona is seeking a #PhD Student for the Evolutionary #Microbiology Lab.🔬🧫

⏳ Apply before September 30th and #JoinOurTeam!

#UnravellingEvolution #ConservingBiodiversity

✍ https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us/job-offers

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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

www.nature.com

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Carolin Wendling @ccwendling.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks David!

Carolin Wendling @ccwendling.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks Aude 🙏

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 5

An investigation has identified more than 1,500 research articles produced by a network of Ukrainian companies that could be one of Europe’s largest paper mills

go.nature.com/3VxA1SD

Europe’s largest paper mill? 1,500 research articles linked to Ukrainian network

A group of companies has flooded 380 journals with hundreds of suspect papers since 2017.

go.nature.com

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Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're hiring a DFG-funded PhD student (TVöD E13, 65%) at Max Planck Institute, Marburg to study quorum sensing in Klebsiella & host–pathogen interplay. 3 yrs, start flexible. Apply by Sep 30, 2025 (rolling). Send 1 PDF to [email protected]

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 20+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Please share. Further details: www.vbcphd.at

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Carolin Wendling @ccwendling.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations Simona ☀️

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