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The Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse invites applications
For 6 doctoral and 5 postdoctoral positions
The Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, combines expertise in life, material, optical and computational sciences to elevate microbiome studies from descriptive to hypothesis-driven and functional analyses. Our core mission is to elucidate fundamental principles of the interactions and functions in microbial communities in diverse habitats ranging from oceans and ground water to plant and human hosts. We aim to identify the shared characteristics of disturbed or polluted ecosystems as well as infectious diseases on the microbiome level, and develop strategies for their remediation by targeted interventions. Our full spectrum of expertise in the physical and life sciences will be leveraged to address these important issues in natural habitats as well as synthetic arenas in a collaborative manner.
Application deadline: 5th August 2019
Applications for these positions are exclusively accepted via the JSMC Online Application Portal:
apply.jsmc.uni-jena.de.
Please note that you may apply for up to three projects during the application process. For your application we require scans of your graduation certificates and/or academic transcripts.
Doctoral researcher positions
Doctoral researchers at the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse will benefit from research-oriented teaching, interdisciplinary training and career development support.
PhD - The basis of resilience in the A. thaliana leaf microbiota
The basis of resilience in the A. thaliana leaf microbiota
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to investigate how the recruitment and development of leaf microbiomes affect disease susceptibility in field and laboratory studies.
Supervisor:
Dr. Matthew Agler
PhD - Mid-infrared microscopy with quantum light for chemical imaging of cell communities
Mid-infrared microscopy with quantum light for chemical imaging of cell communities
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to develop MIR quantum imaging into a high-resolution microscopy technique and test its suitability for the investigation of complex cell arrangements.
Supervisor:
Prof. Andreas Tünnermann
PhD - Stimulus-release from structured glass surfaces
Stimulus-release from structured glass surfaces
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to develop structured glass surfaces allowing for the realease of stimuli into microbial consortia.
Supervisor:
Prof. Lothar Wondraczek
PhD - Photoinducible localizable modulators
Photoinducible localizable modulators
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to investigate the design of localizable chemical modulator compounds that can be released or manipulated with light.
Supervisor:
Prof. Hans-Dieter Arndt
PhD - Biotic interactions of different stages of a green algal life cycle
Biotic interactions of different stages of a green algal life cycle
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to investigate the life cycle of a microalgal model system and interactions with other microorganisms in a natural-structured microverse environment.
Supervisor:
Prof. Maria Mittag
PhD - Hydrophobicity for exchange of signals
Hydrophobicity for exchange of signals
We are looking for a doctoral researcher to investigate complex interactions for disturbance and the level of resilience in a well-defined microbial arena.
Supervisor:
Prof. Erika Kothe
Postdoctoral researcher positions
Postdoctoral researchers will find a highly cooperative environment in the Cluster of Excellence. They will benefit from mentoring and career orientation offers as well as networking activities.
Postdoc - Cross-talk of the intestinal microbiome with the systemic immune system
Cross-talk of the intestinal microbiome with the systemic immune system
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how the intestinal microbiota affect systemic immune responses to fungal infections in a mouse model system.
Supervisor:
Prof. Ilse Jacobsen
Postdoc - Droplet cultivation and characterization of defined natural microbial consortia
Droplet cultivation and characterization of defined natural microbial consortia
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher who will exploit a microfluidics platform for the culturing of microorganisms from different environmental and host habitats for the discovery of highly specific co-cultures and new natural products.
Supervisor:
Prof. Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum
Postdoc - Integrative Research Data Management
Integrative Research Data Management
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with experience in data management and integration as well as a strong background in software engineering to help integrate the analysis of large data sets from a variety of biological settings.
Supervisors:
Prof. Birgitta König-Ries
Prof. Christoph Steinbeck
Postdoc - Etalon-enhanced mapping of small molecules
Etalon-enhanced mapping of small molecules
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to develop an imaging method for mapping small molecules in microbial communities by using cavity enhancement.
Supervisor:
Prof. Rainer Heintzmann
Postdoc - Genome-streamlining of small-sized microbes
Genome-streamlining of small-sized microbes
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate interactions and metabolic dependencies of microbes in groundwater.
Supervisor:
Prof. Kirsten Küsel
Further job openings in the thematic area
Scientists of the Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse work in a highly interwoven research environment. Here we publish job advertisements of associated institutions and research alliances in the thematic area.
PhD - Modeling and deciphering the dynamic metabolic regulation of microbial central metabolism
PhD - Modeling and deciphering the dynamic metabolic regulation of microbial central metabolism
The International Leibniz Research School (ILRS Jena) invites applications for a doctoral researcher position.
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ILRS
Supervisor:
Prof. Stefan Schuster
PhD - Spore surface attributes as virulence determinants in mucormycosis
PhD - Spore surface attributes as virulence determinants in mucormycosis
The Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio 124 - FungiNet invites applications for a doctoral researcher position.
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FungiNet
Supervisor:
Dr. Kerstin Voigt
Akademische Rätin/ Akademischer Rat auf Zeit
Academic Councillor
The Friedrich Schiller University Jena invites applications for the temporary position of an Academic Councillor at the faculty of life sciences (professorship microbiology).
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