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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩‍🔬
@izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
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Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology

Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027

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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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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · 13d

This sounds like a super cool project!

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

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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!

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Andries van Tonder @andriesvt.bsky.social · Sep 8

The next online version of our "Working with Bacterial Genomes" course is now open for registration. We aim to provide you with comprehensive training in analysing bacterial genomes covering everything from QC to clustering plasmids. Sign up here: www.training.cam.ac.uk/bioinformati...

Research Informatics - Working with Bacterial Genomes (ONLINE LIVE TRAINING) - Mon 27 Oct 2025

www.training.cam.ac.uk

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 4

Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Kat Coyte @coytelab.bsky.social · Aug 12

A new 4 year PostDoc position in our lab! Modeling + experiments to explore dynamics of carbon fixing hot-spring microbiomes. Part of an exciting multidisciplinary team with Sophie Nixon, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social & others

Please share & get in touch if interested!

tinyurl.com/e7j7bha3

Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Zoltán Kutalik @zkutalik.bsky.social · Jun 27

Lausanne Comp Bio Symposium 2025 (cbiosymposium.unil.ch)

🗓 Abstract deadline 30 June (𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨!!!)
🎤 Oral presentation notifications: 7 July
✅ Early Bird registration deadline: 11 July
💰 Registration fee for non-PI: 150 CHF

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Christian Fankhauser @chfankhauser.bsky.social · Jun 16

Great job opportunity at The Center for Integrative Genomics, Lausanne University, Switzerland unil.ch/cig/en/home....
For a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. More details for how to apply are here nature.com/naturecareer...

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Simon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · Jun 5

New postdoc positions with a number of exciting epidemic modelling projects opening in our Unit at @pasteur.fr in beautiful Paris. Deadline for applications: 26th June.
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd...

Postdoctoral positions in epidemic mathematical/statistical modelling - Research

Job description We are recruiting postdocs to contribute to research projects in the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, at Institut Pasteur in Paris. The candidates will be expected t...

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · May 23

One week left to apply - if you like our papers, we'd love to hear from you!

Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

Come work with us! We're looking of postdoc(s) with experience in bacterial genomics and interest in mathematical modelling to work on bacterial ecology and evolution in the context of public health. tinyurl.com/n34vzszu

Opportunités de carrière : Postdoctoral researcher in bacterial genomics (22209)

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · May 14

New vacancy in my team!

PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture.

Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :)

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

#MEvoSky #MicroSky

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IDDjobs @iddjobs.org · May 3

Two Postdocs (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Bacterial genomics in the context of evolutionary epidemiology, with potential projects including antibiotic resistance, HGT and plasmid dynamics.
with @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social
at University of...
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2309

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

Drop me an email for enquiries.

Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

Deadline 31.05. Envisioned starting date is Autumn 2025, but there's flexibility in either direction.

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

2 years with possibility of extension (depending on funding) in beautiful Lausanne.

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

There's freedom to shape the direction - possibilities include antibiotic resistance dynamics, the role of HGT and plasmids in bacterial evolution, bacterial strain structure.

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 28

Come work with us! We're looking of postdoc(s) with experience in bacterial genomics and interest in mathematical modelling to work on bacterial ecology and evolution in the context of public health. tinyurl.com/n34vzszu

Opportunités de carrière : Postdoctoral researcher in bacterial genomics (22209)

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 24

Great, thanks very much Afra!

Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thanks Marc, looking forward to reading all these papers - they look great!

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 24

Super, thanks for the suggestion!

Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 23

Brilliant! Thanks for the suggestions Marc

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 23

If you have suggestions, please let me know!

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 23

An example would be Bergstrom et al 2000 on existence of plasmids. Really beautiful work, fun to read and influential in setting up the plasmid paradox. Also a good opportunity to discuss assumptions and the relationship between modelling and empirical studies. academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Natural Selection, Infectious Transfer and the Existence Conditions for Bacterial Plasmids

AbstractDespite the near-ubiquity of plasmids in bacterial populations and the profound contribution of infectious gene transfer to the adaptation and evol

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Sonja Lehtinen @sonjalehtinen.bsky.social · Apr 23

Looking for examples of beautiful, controversial or impactful microbial modelling papers - ideally a mixture of the above! It’s for teaching in the context of microbial eco/evo/epi. The modelling should be relatively easy to understand for a master’s student with a biology background.

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