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The Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena 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 are regularly publishing open positions here.

Recruitment 2024/01

The Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse together with the JSMC invite applications for Postdoc Positions

Application deadline: 15 April 2024

Applications for these positions are accepted via the Online Application Portal

Postdoc - Mining of the Metabolome of the Oceans (m/f/d)

Mining of the Metabolome of the Oceans

The group of Bioorganic Analytics uses modern techniques in mass spectrometry and metabolomics to unravel chemical signals that mediate interactions between living beings. One focus of the group is on the role and nature of chemical mediators in the marine plankton. As our new ‘metabolome of the oceans’ team member, you will play a central part in the analysis and data evaluation of samples gathered during a global sailboat cruise of Tara Oceans (fondationtaraocean.org)that aims to uncover the secrets of the marine microbiome.

Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Georg Pohnert

Postdoc - Microbial Communication (m/f/d)

Microbial Communication

Hyphae are formed in soil by fungi as well as streptomycete bacteria. We want to investigate their impact on microbial communities with studies including FISH, RNAseq, proteome, metabolome and GMO strains combining the model basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune with a model streptomycete, Streptomyces mirabilis. The combination of advanced microscopy with transformation and modern -omics presents unique potential to advance your skills.

Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe

Postdoc - Biochemistry/Cell Biology/molecular Medicine/Immunology (m/f/d)

Biochemistry/ Cell Biology/ Molecular Medicine/ Immunology

The position is hosted and based at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the Medical Faculty of the University of Jena (UKJ), a member of the Cluster of Excellence consortium. Our department has a strong track record and ongoing interest in researching the molecular mechanisms of sepsis-associated organ failure and the underlying (dysfunctional) host response. As a postdoctoral researcher in our unit, you will support our efforts to unravel the crosstalk and wiring between the gut microbiome and neuroendocrine processes, the humoral immune response and organ failure in the septic patient.

Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. Michael Bauer

Postdoc - Modelling Stochastic Switching in Microbial Populations (m/f/d)

As part of the International Scientists Exchange Program we invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Modelling Stochastic Switching in Microbial Populations

The successful candidate will be based in the Theoretical Microbial Ecology group led by Prof. Rosalind Allen at the University of Jena, Germany, and will collaborate closely with the Shade lab at CNRS, Lyon, France. We are looking for an individual with excellent theoretical and numerical skills and strong motivation to collaborate with microbial ecologists and engage with microbial ecology data.

Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Rosalind Allen
Prof. Ashley Shade Ph.D.

Postdoc - Microscopic and microbiological analysis of Staphylococcus aureus growth, division and antibiotic response (m/f/d)

Microscopic and microbiological analysis of Staphylococcus aureus growth, division and antibiotic response

Within the TME group, we have developed mathematical models that predict how mechanical stresses change within the PG cell wall during the cell cycle of S. aureus, and how the molecular mesh of PG responds to stress. To compliment our modelling efforts, we seek a postdoctoral researcher to perform microscopy and microbiological experiments, tracking the growth and cell cycle dynamics of S. aureus cells under different conditions (e.g. growth media, antibiotics).

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rosalind Allen

Postdoc - Theoretical biophysical modelling of bacterial growth, division and antibiotic response (m/f/d)

Theoretical biophysical modelling of bacterial growth, division and antibiotic response

Within the TME group, we have developed biophysical models that predict how mechanical stresses change within the PG cell wall during the cell cycle of S. aureus, and how the molecular mesh of PG responds to stress. We seek a postdoctoral research to take these efforts further, in collaboration with experimental work being performed by our partners as well as in our own lab in Jena.

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rosalind Allen

The junior research group of Dr. Amelia Barber invites applications for a

Doctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Bioinformatics and Microbiology

How do microbial pathogens use extracellular RNA and/or extracellular vesicles to manipulate their host during infection? What is the role of interkingdom communication between fungi and human cells during infection? These are the central questions being addressed in a groundbreaking, collaborative project led by Dr. Amelia Barber (Uni Jena), Dr. Holger Bierhoff (Uni Jena), and Dr. Matthew Blango (Leibniz-HKI). This position will be based in the group of Dr. Barber, whose group uses both experimental and bioinformatic approaches to understand fungal infection and antimicrobial resistance.

Announcement of open positions of associated institutions

Postdoctoral Scholar in Plant Microbiome Resilience in Lyon

The laboratory of Microbial Ecology (Laboratoire Ecologie Microbienne, LEM, https://www.ecologiemicrobiennelyon.fr/ ) at the Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in France accelerates leading research in environmental microbial ecology and evolution. Two Ph.D.-level positions for Postdoctoral Scholars are available.

Please find more information in the pdf documents below:

Biologisch-technische:r Assistent:in

Die Gruppe Theoretische Mikrobielle Ökologie von Professorin Rosalind Allen an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena konzentriert sich auf Mikroben-Umwelt-Interaktionen - wie einzellige Organismen wie Bakterien in komplexen und sich verändernden Umgebungen überleben und wachsen. Wir interessieren uns insbesondere dafür, wie Bakterienpopulationen durch Antibiotika gehemmt werden, Resistenzen gegen diese entwickeln und wie sich mikrobielle Gemeinschaften etablieren und ihre Funktion aufrechterhalten. Wir verwenden Daten aus unserem Mikrobiologielabor, um theoretische Modelle für das Wachstum und die Interaktionen einzelner Zellen und Populationen zu entwickeln